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"Five years ago, Cass barely survived a brutal attack that left her family dead. Now a scuba diving instructor in Thailand, she has spent years trying to build a new, anonymous life for herself as one of the Permanents, a group of expats who have claimed the beautiful Thailand destination as their own. The permanents are charming, they're close-knit, and they don't linger on who they were before the island--they're the perfect group for Cass to finally...
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Night in Bangkok is an unexpected trip to Thailand, and opens up a whole exciting revelation of life when a young woman meets up with her friend, Tom, from the United States. He introduces her to his gay male friends, all of whom spend several months of each year living in Bangkok where it is cheaper to live, and full of fascinating pleasures. From the lavish Thai temples and glittering bejeweled Buddhas, and orange clad monks, to the gay night clubs...
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Deep Vellum Publishing
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2024.
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English
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"A novel of man's relationship with nature, power, and the vitality of storytelling, from beloved Thai author Saneh Sangsuk. The lovable, yarnspinning monk Luang Paw Tien, now in his nineties, is the last person in his village to bear witness to the power and plenitude of the jungle before agrarian and then capitalist life took over his community. Nightly, he entertains the children of his village with tales from his younger years: his long pilgrimage...