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No Distance Between Us: A Yuletide Story Kindle Edition

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This provocative story is about a young man who was initiated into a clandestine sexual society. He was spirited to the Middle East, from his UK boarding school. He attended the Bahriji School (Oasis,) in The United Arab Emirates in preparation for serving in Harems for the wealthy and elite. It is also a love story between the young man and his ‘Valet’ who served as his chaperone and mentor during the boy’s Harem service. Author’s note: I had a privileged and unique upbringing in Malaysia. Following in my brothers' footsteps, I was sent to an exclusive boarding school in England. It is there that I was inducted into a clandestine organization, E.R.O.S. The Enlightened Royal Oracle Society. For four years, unbeknownst to my family, I was willingly and happily part of a Harem. My story has been kept under wraps for close to 45 years. The correct moment has arrived for me to make known my unique education. There are 7 books to this series. young@aharemboysaga.com www.aharemboysaga.com

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00P9UOJSU
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Summer Solstice (November 21, 2014)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 21, 2014
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1071 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 35 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.5 3.5 out of 5 stars 25 ratings

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By Christine Maynard (screenwriter and novelist).

"Young alias Bernard Foong is, first and foremost, a sensitivist. He finds nuance in everything. To experience the world he inhabits is an adventure which is mystical, childlike and refreshing. He has a rare ability to create beauty in a unique fashion. His palettes have been material, paint, words and human experiences.

While attending an elite private school in England, some 40 years ago, he was swore into a clandestine sexual society that soon spirited him away to the Middle East to serve in several wealthy and aristocratic harems. He never thought he would be telling his story, but he believe now is the correct time to share his unique experiences.

Although his story is a titillating and an evocative account of the author's adolescent life. It is also a love story between he and his chaperone, Andy, a few years his senior. He was allocated by the School to be the boy's mentor. Both were born into wealthy and privileged families.

He had taken the liberty to change the names of the secret society, people, and places to protect their identities, but had given a truthful and positive chronicle of his harem experiences."

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  • Reviewed in the United States on July 6, 2016
    Young's No Distance Between Us: A Yuletide Story. This book is for sophisticated YAs, NAs, and up. That said, this story is told for true, according to the author, Young. I have been reading Young's entire Harem Boy series, which is more like an Arabian Nights (unexpurgated) for the 21st century than any other contemporary work. The story in this volume concerns a young man who becomes an initiate of a clandestine sexual society. in the Middle East after leaving his UK boarding school. In the UAE he is trained to serve in harems of the rich and powerful. In this volume, he falls in love with his chaperone. The author says "My story has been kept under wraps for close to 45 years. The correct moment has arrived for me to make known my unique education." and indeed he does. The story is plausible and one hopes at lest based in truth.

    If you are sexually inquisitive, this book may be for you or a loved one. If not, then you have been warned.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on March 16, 2020
    I don’t really understand the logic of publishing excerpts from a book that is already in circulation. And I don’t particularly enjoy reading explicit sex scenes, not by straight lovers or by gay men. This was simply erotica! If I could read the sex scene between Nikee and the main character with my eyes closed, I would have. That’s how uncomfortable it felt to me. I do respect all people’s sexual orientations; I only don’t want to stand and watch it. I am aware that there is an audience for such erotic displays, so, I’m not holding this against the author.

    Having said this, the story, as before, when I read it in the main book, was beautifully told and well written.
  • Reviewed in the United States on March 25, 2017
    NO DISTANCE BETWEEN US is an elegant erotic short story that takes its time to build a milieu for the reader and the characters which inhabit it, with much attention to descriptive detail which makes it a vivid story. While brief in length, it exudes a quiet, sensual atmosphere in exploring the protagonist's coming of age with sensitivity.
  • Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2016
    A touching love story between a young man and his ‘Valet.’ It is a well written short erotic story of a young man’s journey into discovering his sexuality.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on July 1, 2016
    Beautifully written short story. Young is one of my favorite erotic authors so I knew this would be another wonderful, thought-provoking, and sensual read.
  • Reviewed in the United States on July 6, 2016
    This is a love story between a man and his ‘Valet’ who served as his chaperone and mentor during the boy’s Harem service. He goes to the Middle East from boarding school and attends Oasis to get ready to prepare to serve in Harems for rich people. Fascinating account and memoir!
  • Reviewed in the United States on September 27, 2019
    I loved this little Christmas story of passion. Young is an amazing & convincing writer. Now I am determined more than ever to pick up my copies of Young's 'Harem Boy's Saga' which is the true story of his youth. This little Yuletide story however was wonderful to read. I am impressed with Young's extraordinarily beautiful writing. Kudos to him on a job well done. If you want to read a romantic Yuletide story of the love shared between two wonderful characters, pick up your copy of 'No Distance Between Us' today.
  • Reviewed in the United States on November 24, 2014
    I am curious about young autobiographies. Not only that No Distance Between Us is a beautifully written stand alone coming-of-age Yuletide short story, it is also an excerpt from a five book series: A Harem Boy's Saga; a memoir by Young. Young (the adolescent in No Distance Between Us), is now in his sixties and he tells us that while this is his true story, he promised to maintain confidentiality and allegiance to his mentors and the secret society he was then inducted into. Therefore, we know that the names and places have been changed. After reading No Distance Between Us, I was compelled to ready the entire A Harem Boy's Saga series. The author has thus far published his third volume - Debauchery. The first book is titled, Initiation and the second is titled, Unbridled.

    Young was born into a Chinese family of privilege in Kuala Lumpur, Malaya, the third son who early on showed an interest in ballet and fashion. He and his father, a very successful businessman, did not really have a good relationship and in fact, he was not much of a father or a husband. Young was sent to boarding school in England after he was caught having a sexual rendezvous with another boy. What his father did not know was that at school he would be inducted into the Enlightened Royal Oracle Society or EROS and it was there that he learned sensuality and sexuality. The members are trained to be apprentices in harems in the Arab Emirates. What we see here is a very personal view of the Arab world and it is indeed shocking when we consider the treatment of homosexuals under Muslim law. Hopefully this book will bring others with similar experiences to write their stories. I had always believed that such secret societies were fabrications of vivid imaginations and to learn that they actually exist show us the skin trade is alive and well. In addition to receiving a traditional education, Young learned sensuality and carnality. Young writes about his life with great detail but there are graphic scenes of sex that might make some readers wince (but not the readers I know). We get a look at cultures and subcultures that we never knew existed and a brand new look at the Middle East. For me this was a revelation as I lived for many years in a non-Arab country but I did have gay Arab friends and never heard of anything like this. I do not doubt a word in this memoir because I am so aware of the patriarchy that exists in these countries so it is not totally surprising to read that this went on.

    There is so much to be learned A Harem Boy's Saga - I - Initiation —from Young’s childhood life in Malaya to the secret societies in Europe and to the sexual adventures of the upper classes in the emirates. Young was born into affluence and remained there even as a member of a harem. He catches all the details which at times are shocking but taken as a whole this is quite an educational text. I could not stop reading and the more I read the more I learned from this enlightening memoir.

    Some may wonder how Young got from England to the emirates and how he was able to hide this from his parents. The trip came under the auspices of a student exchange scholarship program by which Young was sent to a private school somewhere on the Arabian Peninsula. From there he was taken to a secret location where he met other scholarship recipients. He was introduced to the rules and regulations under which he was to live and informed that they were never to be violated. He, in turn, was granted rich rewards and he became a player in a game of the rich and powerful that took place in secret and behind closed doors.

    EROS was founded by George Gordon, Lord Byron in the 1800s. During his travels he became enamored with the Turkish way of life and was especially fascinated by the harem. With the passage of time there began an exchange program between England and the emirates and wealthy Arab families funded the scholarships in cooperation with the boarding school. Young felt sure that he had made the right decision and was rewarded not only by the Arabs but by the masters at his school. Boys who were not sexually inhibited were recruited. They had to be comfortable with their sexuality and not afraid to go new places and do new things.

    Initiation comes in at about 600 pages (and this is just the first of five volumes) and I sat and read the entire book without stopping. There is just so much here but the reader must be prepared for the graphic sex. Chapter 28 is entitled “The Art of Seduction and Flirtation” and is basically the pre-requisite for what is to follow as the boys are trained in the arts of body language and grooming which are regimented. Sensuality and foreplay are also considered arts and are taught as well. (An interesting note is that there were young girls who were trained to satisfy the heterosexuals and there were bisexuals as well).

    Perhaps one of the chapters I found most interesting was “Sex Before Circumcision”. Arabs are circumcised at 13 years old and there is a difference in sex before and after as is so wonderfully written about here. I could go on and on with examples but it is to everyone’s advantage to read for themselves. I just did not want Initiation to end. Think about how often we get an education with eroticism to boot. The book is extremely well written and if this review seems to be coming to an abrupt end, that is deliberate. I just want everyone to have the experience of reading this. It is unlike anything I have ever read before.

    I strongly recommend reading the entire A Harem Boy's Saga; a memoir by Young (5 books series) if you enjoyed No Distance Between Us as much as I did.

    Bravo Young!

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