The Lady In The Tree
Owen Jones
The Behind The Smile Series is the story of Lek, a bar girl in Pattaya, Thailand. Lek was born the eldest child of four in a typical rice farming family in the northern rice belt of Thailand. A catastrophe occurred out of the blue one day – her father died young with huge debts that the family knew nothing about. Lek was just twenty years of age, and the only one who could prevent the foreclosure of the family farm, and allow her younger sister and two brothers to continue their education. However, the only way she knew how was to go to work in her cousin’s bar in Pattaya.
Can a Pattaya bar girl ever go back to being a regular girlfriend or wife?
`Behind The Smile` is a glimpse into one part of Thailand, a country known around the world as `The Land of Smiles`.
The Lady in the Tree continues straight on from book three, Maya - Illusion. Lek is still in business with her old friend Ayr and they mean business as well, especially when rivals from nearby try to intimidate them. The two friends come up with a daring solution, which they can`t even discuss with their friends, family or husbands. Soom is still at university in Bangkok and doing well in spite of having problems of her own, let alone looming final exams, which political upheaval in the capital threatens to disrupt. Craig continues to write, but he realises all of a sudden that he has bigger problems than finishing and selling his books. An old friend and an old lady give the three women some remarkably similar and accurate advice, but where will it get them?
Duration - 12h 35m.
Author - Owen Jones.
Narrator - JOHN ROBERTS.
Published Date - Friday, 26 January 2024.
Copyright - © 2024 Owen Jones ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
The Behind The Smile Series is the story of Lek, a bar girl in Pattaya, Thailand. Lek was born the eldest child of four in a typical rice farming family in the northern rice belt of Thailand. A catastrophe occurred out of the blue one day – her father died young with huge debts that the family knew nothing about. Lek was just twenty years of age, and the only one who could prevent the foreclosure of the family farm, and allow her younger sister and two brothers to continue their education. However, the only way she knew how was to go to work in her cousin’s bar in Pattaya. Can a Pattaya bar girl ever go back to being a regular girlfriend or wife? `Behind The Smile` is a glimpse into one part of Thailand, a country known around the world as `The Land of Smiles`. The Lady in the Tree continues straight on from book three, Maya - Illusion. Lek is still in business with her old friend Ayr and they mean business as well, especially when rivals from nearby try to intimidate them. The two friends come up with a daring solution, which they can`t even discuss with their friends, family or husbands. Soom is still at university in Bangkok and doing well in spite of having problems of her own, let alone looming final exams, which political upheaval in the capital threatens to disrupt. Craig continues to write, but he realises all of a sudden that he has bigger problems than finishing and selling his books. An old friend and an old lady give the three women some remarkably similar and accurate advice, but where will it get them? Duration - 12h 35m. Author - Owen Jones. Narrator - JOHN ROBERTS. Published Date - Friday, 26 January 2024. Copyright - © 2024 Owen Jones ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
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001 161484 chapter one
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002 161484 chapter two
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003 161484 chapter three
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004 161484 chapter four
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005 161484 chapter five
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006 161484 chapter six
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007 161484 chapter seven
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008 161484 chapter eight
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009 161484 chapter nine
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010 161484 chapter ten
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011 161484 chapter eleven
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012 161484 chapter twelve
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013 161484 chapter thirteen
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014 161484 chapter fourteen
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015 161484 chapter fifteen
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016 161484 chapter sixteen
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017 161484 chapter seventeen
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018 161484 chapter eighteen
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019 161484 chapter nineteen
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020 161484 chapter twenty
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021 161484 chapter twentyone
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022 161484 chapter twentytwo
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023 161484 chapter twentythree
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024 161484 chapter twentyfour
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025 161484 chapter twentyfive
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Ending Credits
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