The Cage Book

Tom 'Bud' Abraham was one of the very few Englishmen to serve in Vietnam. As an officer in the 1st Cavalry Division during 1967/8, he saw combat in some of the fiercest encounters of the war. His gallantry earned him a chestful of medals, including the Silver Star, one of the highest decorations awarded by the American Army.

During the Tet Offensive, Tom was captured by the Vietcong. The suffering he endured during his interrogation and torture tested him to the limits, and yet his daring escape into the surrounding jungle was the beginning of a new ordeal. His struggle to survive, naked and alone, would drag him down to the level of a primitive beast.

After he returned to England from Vietnam, Tom made a new life. He married, became a father, and began a successful career in business. The nightmare of his past was put firmly behind him until, more than thirty years later, a trivial encounter with the police unleashed a catastrophic chain of events. He lost everything -- his family, his home, his self-respect.

In trying to rebuild his life, Tom had once more to confront those traumatic memories that he had buried so deeply. To have any chance of a future, he would have to relive the past…