Hours after her husband, Kerry, was kidnapped by the Communist Laos government, Kay Danes tried to flee to Thailand with her two youngest children, only to be intercepted at the border. Torn away from them and sent to an undisclosed location, it was then that the nightmare really began.

Kay was forced to endure 10 months of outrageous injustice and corruption while she and her husband fought for their freedom from behind the filth and squalor of one of Laos' secret gulags.

Battling against a corrupt regime, she came to realize that there were many worse off people held captive in Laos - people without a voice, or any hope of freedom.

Kay had to draw from the strength and spirit of those around her in order to survive this hidden hell, while the world media and Australian government tried desperately to have her and Kerry freed before it was too late and all hope was lost.

For Kay, the sorrow and pain she saw people suffer at the hands of the regime in Laos, where human rights are non-existent, will stay with her forever, and she vowed to tell the world what she has seen. This is her remarkable story.

About the Author

Kay Danes is a mother of three, and now works as a consultant to the International Relief Centre Inc., providing humanitarian and educational opportunities to impoverished regions in SE Asia. As an advocate for the Foreign Prisoner Support Service, she actively campaigns for the human civil rights of persons all over the world.

Nightmare in Laos
By Kay Danes

Hours after her husband, Kerry, was kidnapped by the Communist Laos government, Kay Danes tried to flee to Thailand with her two youngest children, only to be intercepted at the border. Torn away from them and sent to an undisclosed location, it was then that the nightmare really began.

Kay was forced to endure 10 months of outrageous injustice and corruption while she and her husband fought for their freedom from behind the filth and squalor of one of Laos' secret gulags.

BOOK REVIEWS

Book Reviews for Nov 11 - 18, 2006 Nightmare in Laos has featured in the following newspapers and other sites this week [Nov 11-18]. This list is not exhaustive and does not include radio interviews. Australia Eden Magnet [NSW, Australia] Bunbury Mail [Perth, West Australia] Northern Daily Leader [Tamworth, NSW, Australia] Glennines Examiner [NSW, Australia] Collie Mail [NSW, Australia] Redland Times [QLD, Australia] Bayside Bulletin [QLD, Australia] Gold Coast Bulletin [QLD, Australia] Bathurst Western Advocate [NSW, Australia] Mandurah Mail [West Australia] Launceston [Tasmania, Australia] Wynnum Manly Online [QLD, Australia] Canberra Times [ACT, Australia] Ararat Advertiser [VIC, Australia] Bayside Bulletin [QLD, Australia] Warren Advocate [NSW, Australia] Wagin Argus [West Australia] Batemans Bay [NSW, Australia] Blayney Chronicle [NSW, Australia] International EU Politics Today [Denmark] Lao Media.net EIN News.com Michigan State University [USA] Vientiane Times [USA] World Travel Information Site BBS [Kyoto, Japan] IPD Group [Washington DC, USA] The Economist [Denmark] Inside Australia.com Hmong Minnesota Radio [USA] Others Royal Thai Embassy [India] Women's Network of Australia [Australia] Libraries for the Greater Auckland Region [NZ]

Links to other Book Reviews Wynnum Manly Online Feb 13th 2007 Bayside Bulletin 7th Nov 2006 Bayside Bulletin 24th Oct 2006 Metro Newspaper Interview Torture, disease and dignity Pattaya Mail Review Read the above Review Focus - Sound of Torture Scene: The Virtuous Traveler: Passing Time The Nation: Staying alive on the inside The Nation (original of above article) Chiangmai Mail Review To order Nightmare in Laos simply click on the country in which you live:   OTHER PLACES TO BUY KAY'S BOOK Amazon.co.uk Amazon.co.jp Country Book Shop UK HMV Store UK Sunday Books Sweeden Play.com Books First UK Westminsterbookshop ShopIreland.ie Dymocks Bookstore Angus & Robertson The American Bookstore. Select Books Online [Singapore]

'Kay writes from the heart, and her experience of life as a prisoner in Laos makes compelling reading' - Margaret Reynolds, United Nations, Australia.


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