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A Harem Boy Saga #3
Debauchery
“Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.”
Lao Tzu
Debauchery is the triquel to A Harem Boy’s Saga, a provocative story about a young man who was initiated into a clandestine sexual society through his UK boarding school. From there, he was spirited to the Middle East to attend the Bahriji (Oasis) School in The United Arab Emirates in preparation for Harem services for the wealthy elite.
It is also a love story between the young man, his ‘Big Brother,’ and his ‘Valet,’ who served as his chaperones and mentors.
This book follows the teenagers’ erotic and exotic adventures and experiences at their third Arabian Household Harem, the Quwah. There, they became confidants to a prince, assistants in an international dance club venture, “Carousel,” and apprentices and models in a controversial photography project, “Sacred Sex in Sacred Places.”
This story is an account of the author’s experiences. Through these truths, often demonized by contemporary societies that deem such behaviors inappropriate, the author hopes to dispel condemnation and negativity related to sexuality, love, and personal freedom.
A Harem Boy’s Saga is a series of seven volumes.
Lao Tzu
Debauchery is the triquel to A Harem Boy’s Saga, a provocative story about a young man who was initiated into a clandestine sexual society through his UK boarding school. From there, he was spirited to the Middle East to attend the Bahriji (Oasis) School in The United Arab Emirates in preparation for Harem services for the wealthy elite.
It is also a love story between the young man, his ‘Big Brother,’ and his ‘Valet,’ who served as his chaperones and mentors.
This book follows the teenagers’ erotic and exotic adventures and experiences at their third Arabian Household Harem, the Quwah. There, they became confidants to a prince, assistants in an international dance club venture, “Carousel,” and apprentices and models in a controversial photography project, “Sacred Sex in Sacred Places.”
This story is an account of the author’s experiences. Through these truths, often demonized by contemporary societies that deem such behaviors inappropriate, the author hopes to dispel condemnation and negativity related to sexuality, love, and personal freedom.
A Harem Boy’s Saga is a series of seven volumes.
672 pages, Paperback
First published August 26, 2014
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About the author
Young
306 books59 followersYoung 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.
Bernard Foong (designer) – A brief history
Born in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. At the age of 8, he was assisting his aunt and cousin, learning the art of sewing and fabrics/colors matching. He attended an exclusive private boarding school in the United Kingdom before obtaining his Diploma in Fashion Design at the Harrow College of Art & Technology in London, England. He went on to complete his Master of Design at the Royal College of Art & Design, London, England. During his college years he won several international fashion awards and was already retailing bridal and evening dresses to several well known department stores in England. Liberty of London, Selfridges, Harrods and Harvey Nichols to name a few that carried his designs. His Royal College of Art graduation wedding/evening wear collection was sold to Liberty of London and displayed in their store windows for the entire month of June that year.
For four years, he worked for Liberty’s bridal department as their in-house designer until a trip to Hong Kong, while working on a freelance project for ‘Bird’s’(casual wear) company, he was recruited by the Hong Kong Polytechnic University as their Fashion professor for the next 6 years. During his stay in Hong Kong, he freelanced for numerous fashion companies. From designing casual wear, swimwear, lingerie, and fur garments, men’s wear, bridal and evening fashions to accessories (bags, shoes, head-wear). He also participated and organized numerous fashion shows, events, functions, and presentations in the Asia Pacific region.
Working for Keys Far East Hong Kong as chief lingerie designer - travelling extensively to the United States, he was soon recruited as an Associate Fashion Design/Illustration Professor to the University of Wisconsin, Madison and also lectured at the Minneapolis College of Art & Design for a couple of years.
Foong was then appointed as the Fashion Development Manager by an established department store – Parkson Grand (22 stores in Malaysia and one in Shanghai, China). Producing under the label, Natural Life by Bernard Foong, he designed casual-wear collections for the Parkson Grand’s flagship store in Kuala Lumpur. After a couple of years later, he was invited by the Temasek Polytechnic, Singapore to join their design school to establish a Fashion Design department. For two years, he assisted several founding members of the design school - working on the fashion department’s teaching curriculum.
The Fitzgerald Theatre Department, University of Hawaii, Manoa, Oahu, Hawaii awarded a full scholarship for Foong to complete his second Master of Art in Theatre Costuming. Now a resident on the Island of Maui, he has assisted many charity organizations in their fund raising events with his extravagant fashion and performance shows/presentations. In 2005, he and his partner, Mr. Walter Jay Bissett opened Fire Dragon Bistro Orient & Design Shop. He also designs costumes/fashions for numerous theatrical productions in Hawaii and abroad.
Appointed as chief lingerie designer for Cerie International Limited – Hong Kong, his lingerie designs can be found in major department stores in Canada and the United Kingdom.
He showcased the BERNARD FOONG R-T-W collections and BERNARD FOONG @ Modern Classic Ltd. (an established – Hong Kong bridal & evening wear company) collections in Hong Kong. His 2008 & 2009 bridal/evening/bridal lingerie fashion show, “Grace” & “Coming Up Roses” were premiered at Hong Kong Fashion Week in July 2007 and January 2008 respectively at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Center, garnering positive interest in many Asian press reviews, including a China n
Bernard Foong (designer) – A brief history
Born in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. At the age of 8, he was assisting his aunt and cousin, learning the art of sewing and fabrics/colors matching. He attended an exclusive private boarding school in the United Kingdom before obtaining his Diploma in Fashion Design at the Harrow College of Art & Technology in London, England. He went on to complete his Master of Design at the Royal College of Art & Design, London, England. During his college years he won several international fashion awards and was already retailing bridal and evening dresses to several well known department stores in England. Liberty of London, Selfridges, Harrods and Harvey Nichols to name a few that carried his designs. His Royal College of Art graduation wedding/evening wear collection was sold to Liberty of London and displayed in their store windows for the entire month of June that year.
For four years, he worked for Liberty’s bridal department as their in-house designer until a trip to Hong Kong, while working on a freelance project for ‘Bird’s’(casual wear) company, he was recruited by the Hong Kong Polytechnic University as their Fashion professor for the next 6 years. During his stay in Hong Kong, he freelanced for numerous fashion companies. From designing casual wear, swimwear, lingerie, and fur garments, men’s wear, bridal and evening fashions to accessories (bags, shoes, head-wear). He also participated and organized numerous fashion shows, events, functions, and presentations in the Asia Pacific region.
Working for Keys Far East Hong Kong as chief lingerie designer - travelling extensively to the United States, he was soon recruited as an Associate Fashion Design/Illustration Professor to the University of Wisconsin, Madison and also lectured at the Minneapolis College of Art & Design for a couple of years.
Foong was then appointed as the Fashion Development Manager by an established department store – Parkson Grand (22 stores in Malaysia and one in Shanghai, China). Producing under the label, Natural Life by Bernard Foong, he designed casual-wear collections for the Parkson Grand’s flagship store in Kuala Lumpur. After a couple of years later, he was invited by the Temasek Polytechnic, Singapore to join their design school to establish a Fashion Design department. For two years, he assisted several founding members of the design school - working on the fashion department’s teaching curriculum.
The Fitzgerald Theatre Department, University of Hawaii, Manoa, Oahu, Hawaii awarded a full scholarship for Foong to complete his second Master of Art in Theatre Costuming. Now a resident on the Island of Maui, he has assisted many charity organizations in their fund raising events with his extravagant fashion and performance shows/presentations. In 2005, he and his partner, Mr. Walter Jay Bissett opened Fire Dragon Bistro Orient & Design Shop. He also designs costumes/fashions for numerous theatrical productions in Hawaii and abroad.
Appointed as chief lingerie designer for Cerie International Limited – Hong Kong, his lingerie designs can be found in major department stores in Canada and the United Kingdom.
He showcased the BERNARD FOONG R-T-W collections and BERNARD FOONG @ Modern Classic Ltd. (an established – Hong Kong bridal & evening wear company) collections in Hong Kong. His 2008 & 2009 bridal/evening/bridal lingerie fashion show, “Grace” & “Coming Up Roses” were premiered at Hong Kong Fashion Week in July 2007 and January 2008 respectively at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Center, garnering positive interest in many Asian press reviews, including a China n
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March 27, 2018
As a memoir, Debauchery by Young is at once part travelogue, part education in the lifestyle into which the author was indoctrinated at a tender age. Interspersed among explicit and sensual escapade after escapade are glimpses into the opportunities that that shaped Young's budding fashion career, and into his journey toward publishing this memoir. Underlying all of this is his deep and abiding love for his 'Valet', his guardian Andy. Throughout, Young is unabashedly himself. Kudos for a fascinating read!
July 25, 2016
Sexuality infused with spirituality! A remarkable tour-de-force erotic novel by Young! This is not a truncated erotic short story but a full-blown erotic bildungsroman in which the main character, Young, travels all around the world, as a member of a secret society called E.R.O.S. Young has many sensual and explicit erotic encounters as he is also exposed to literature, art, philosophy, and spirituality all at the same time. This memoir juxtaposes the past (1967) with the present (2012-13) as the narrator contrasts his experiences as a naïve young man with the older and wiser adult he becomes. Each chapter begins with a thought-provoking epigraph that gives a general sense or feeling to what the story within that chapter connects back to. This novel takes the reader on an erotic experience that is savoured and enjoyed not rushed through prematurely. Young's words have an ethereal and lyrical quality to them even in his descriptions of explicit sexual encounters. I am truly impressed by the quality of this erotic novel and absolutely recommend it to those who wish to read explicit erotica interwoven with a metaphysical consciousness.
June 21, 2015
Fascinating autobiography of a young boy in an entirely different culture revealing secret subjects which would never be accepted, at least not not in the West. This story, set in the Middle East is a true account of the author's young life, groomed as a Harem Boy, serving the sexual appetite of a Prince. While a true story, it is equaling interesting to me that it allows us a "peek behind the beads" into a world about which we have no real appreciation for behavior's centuries old and widely accepted. This study is about those things we honor as forbidden and taboo but will have you murmuring, "Oh my God......"
April 19, 2015
I was given Harem Boy’s Saga III: Debauchery by Young as an ARC and loved it. It’s a fascinating third book in a series that continues the courageous true love story between Andy and the author. This series is tender, romantic, has setbacks, and yet loving, as Young tells his amazing journey, and offers ways for us all to have a happier and more fulfilled life. I’m not one to reveal any spoilers and several reviewers have already fleshed it out. With that said, I would highly recommend this page-turner and give it five stars!!
May 12, 2015
An intriguing story of a young man’s journey into self-awareness
Quite different than anything I’ve read before, this autobiography was highly recommended to me by a friend. I thought I’ll give it a try, and I was impressed by the author’s realism and honesty. It takes a lot of courage to write about things considered forbidden and taboo—especially in a memoir.
In addition to the author’s outstanding writing style and intriguing journey into self-awareness, it was also interesting to read about the breathing and meditation techniques he discusses in the book.
Quite different than anything I’ve read before, this autobiography was highly recommended to me by a friend. I thought I’ll give it a try, and I was impressed by the author’s realism and honesty. It takes a lot of courage to write about things considered forbidden and taboo—especially in a memoir.
In addition to the author’s outstanding writing style and intriguing journey into self-awareness, it was also interesting to read about the breathing and meditation techniques he discusses in the book.
January 30, 2018
Adult erotica, sensually explicit and educational--an interesting combination. I've not read the accompanying stories in the saga, but I will. Written in the first person, you follow a harem boy on his journey of sexual discovery and glimpse a world of wealth and privilege. M-M
April 17, 2023
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January 26, 2015
This is volume 3 in ‘Young’s’ series, and like vols 1 and 2 (which I haven’t read) it is a hefty read at almost 175,000 words. Even so, it deals with a relatively short period of the author’s adolescent life: just one year, 48 years ago. It would be unfair of me to make more than a passing reference to the stylised nature of many of the supposed ‘conversations’ he records, as English is not his mother tongue and his choice of words and phrases will strike a native English speaking reader as mannered and ‘literary’ rather than realistic. However, his style, though certainly ornate, is fluent, educated and readily comprehensible, as long as you don’t mind picking your way through the polysyllables with a dictionary to hand. I have sent the author a list of the occasional verbal inaccuracies, and no doubt they will soon be corrected for future readers.
Young declares that “the truth will set you free,” and the main motive for reading his account of his life to date is to have your current stances on certain kinds of behaviour tested by his experiences and opinions. As Clive James once said, nothing is more entertaining than a talking head when that head has something to say worth listening to. The author throws himself into his writing with the same gay abandon as he embraces his sexuality. His heart and his habits are worn very much on his sleeve, and his openness is both refreshing and revealing.
He clearly enjoyed a ‘privileged’ upbringing. Just one example from early in the book: “...The following morning, after attending Le Gavroche restaurant’s opening soiree, Jeffery (Uncle James’ chauffeur) drove us in the silver Rolls Royce to a private air field by Heathrow Airport to board the Simorgh, in which we would fly to the South of France. Upon arrival at Nice - Côte d’Azur Airport, we were chauffeured to the infamous Carlton Hotel, located on La Croisette where we stayed for a couple of nights before boarding the Kahyya’m, docked at Cannes Harbor.” ‘Alright for some,’ I hear you cry…
I read on with a kind of weird fascination about this world I didn’t know existed. In Young’s English Boarding School (and we are NOT talking about some minor backwater establishment here) it was the headmaster who recruited him to provide sexual services for the male members of the Bahraini Royal family (after a “secret” society in the school (not a secret from the headmaster obviously) had spent several years grooming a small number of specially selected boys barely into their teens for just such a purpose). I used to be a headteacher; that beggars belief.
I can’t go on giving you choice examples (and there are so many): the review would be far too long and contain too many spoilers. Young’s experiences may not be unique, but they are certainly extraordinary. The book is an incredible read: NOT for the quality of the writing per se, and certainly not for the verbatim accuracy of the ‘conversations’ recorded, but for the wealth of detail and total openness with which Young meticulously describes one action-packed year of his truly amazing adolescence. Along the way you will pick up quite a lot on a variety of topics, from Greek history and mythology to the intricacies of platonic idealism, homoerotic activity in its myriad forms and the inexhaustibility of the unfettered sex drive of the healthy human male.
I learned a very great deal from reading it, and I am guessing you will too. My favourite parts were the lessons on literature and history revealing attitudes to and involvement with various forms of homoeroticism through the ages; but combined with that are the truly eye-opening passages revealing the extent to which money buys power and privilege and opens every door.
Young declares that “the truth will set you free,” and the main motive for reading his account of his life to date is to have your current stances on certain kinds of behaviour tested by his experiences and opinions. As Clive James once said, nothing is more entertaining than a talking head when that head has something to say worth listening to. The author throws himself into his writing with the same gay abandon as he embraces his sexuality. His heart and his habits are worn very much on his sleeve, and his openness is both refreshing and revealing.
He clearly enjoyed a ‘privileged’ upbringing. Just one example from early in the book: “...The following morning, after attending Le Gavroche restaurant’s opening soiree, Jeffery (Uncle James’ chauffeur) drove us in the silver Rolls Royce to a private air field by Heathrow Airport to board the Simorgh, in which we would fly to the South of France. Upon arrival at Nice - Côte d’Azur Airport, we were chauffeured to the infamous Carlton Hotel, located on La Croisette where we stayed for a couple of nights before boarding the Kahyya’m, docked at Cannes Harbor.” ‘Alright for some,’ I hear you cry…
I read on with a kind of weird fascination about this world I didn’t know existed. In Young’s English Boarding School (and we are NOT talking about some minor backwater establishment here) it was the headmaster who recruited him to provide sexual services for the male members of the Bahraini Royal family (after a “secret” society in the school (not a secret from the headmaster obviously) had spent several years grooming a small number of specially selected boys barely into their teens for just such a purpose). I used to be a headteacher; that beggars belief.
I can’t go on giving you choice examples (and there are so many): the review would be far too long and contain too many spoilers. Young’s experiences may not be unique, but they are certainly extraordinary. The book is an incredible read: NOT for the quality of the writing per se, and certainly not for the verbatim accuracy of the ‘conversations’ recorded, but for the wealth of detail and total openness with which Young meticulously describes one action-packed year of his truly amazing adolescence. Along the way you will pick up quite a lot on a variety of topics, from Greek history and mythology to the intricacies of platonic idealism, homoerotic activity in its myriad forms and the inexhaustibility of the unfettered sex drive of the healthy human male.
I learned a very great deal from reading it, and I am guessing you will too. My favourite parts were the lessons on literature and history revealing attitudes to and involvement with various forms of homoeroticism through the ages; but combined with that are the truly eye-opening passages revealing the extent to which money buys power and privilege and opens every door.
March 28, 2015
Harem Boy’s Saga III: Debauchery by Young is an exotic, honest and incredibly frank retell of a young man’s journey into self awareness. From 1960s Malaysia, to England, Monaco, Greece and then Japan, Young morphs from wild child teen to thoughtful young adult by way of mentors, lovers and set pieces that are as much a part of the landscape as the characters themselves. This is not a work of fiction: it is the author’s life and he examines it with surgical precision. Young’s appreciation for history and philosophy is clear as he draws on examples from antiquity to reflect on love lost and regained and the impacts that accompany each experience. Reader’s questions are answered throughout the book by means of correspondence between the author and a behavioural scientist in 2012, lending additional commentary from the boy now well into the second half of his life. At 648 pages, Harem has it all: romance, separation, disappointments and tremendous joy. Young as triptych moves between worlds ancient and modern, pop and pedantic, cautionary and rewarding. Caveat to the reader: prepare to binge read.
September 7, 2014
Yummy...more of this brilliant and captivating story of Young as he continues on his journey into Harem life. This time in a the Royal Palace household of a Prince. He continues to learn and earn, LOL, as he sometimes gets caught in very uncomfortable situations and is pulled in many directions by some less savory characters than he has yet to encounter in his short Harem life thus far. Fear not though, his beloved and gorgeous Andy is always there to his rescue and to save the day. BTW, Wait until you meet Miyaz...OMG talk about sexy...
by Walter Bissett.
by Walter Bissett.
April 29, 2015
The third part in this provocative memoir collection, Debauchery illuminates a young boy’s erotic adventures while performing harem services for an Arabian household. Lessons on literature and history and personal insight are interspersed with what happens next in this graphic tale of a lifestyle that at first struck me as shocking and then later intriguing and fascinating.
May 1, 2015
Harem Boy’s Saga III t 648 pages, Harem has it all: romance, separation, disappointments and tremendous joy. Young as triptych moves between worlds ancient and modern, pop and pedantic, cautionary and rewarding. Yung boy in an entirely different culture revealing secret subjects which would never be accepted, at least not in the West. Wow just Wow!!! Highly recommended!!!!!!!
May 2, 2015
Wow, each book in this series builds even more layers of sexuality, romance, and the dance between sacred/profane, public/private, growth/captivity. The author does a great job exploring the escapades of youth and the rabbit holes where one road leads to another and another. The travails thicken with gripping universal themes. I can't wait until all seven books are out!
November 5, 2018
Debauchery (A Harem Boy's Saga Book 3)
Young
Discover the erotic and exotic adventures of a young man and his Valet and a world of exploring the senses.
Another thoroughly enjoyable book and a highly recommended series.
Young
Discover the erotic and exotic adventures of a young man and his Valet and a world of exploring the senses.
Another thoroughly enjoyable book and a highly recommended series.
July 3, 2015
I'm really enjoying this series. It's a beautifully descriptive story of a young man's self discovery, and a peek at a lifestyle I was not aware really existed. Well done!
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