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Offline Andrew Hicks

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Thai Girl
« on: October 14, 2013, 04:21:45 PM »
It's coming up to the tenth anniversary of publication of my novel, THAI GIRL.  It's been reprinted many times and is available as an ebook, so it's done well.

The significance is that it's about a girl from Buriram and though most of the action is on Koh Samet and Koh Chang where Fon is a beach masseuse, she and naïve Brit, Ben, her aspiring lover, do make a visit to Khao Phnom Rung.

The relevance to Isaan is that the story portrays the plight of the poor migrant heading south to look for work.  So many bar girl stories show little understanding of or interest in rural Thailand, the fount of the market in women and I hope mine makes the reader think a little beyond the glitter and fantasy of the bar scene.  Thailand is not just an adventure playground for the frigid West.

Congratulations to this forum... long may it flourish.

Andrew.

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Re: Thai Girl
« Reply #1 on: October 14, 2013, 05:06:49 PM »
So sales  are lagging a bit?

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Re: Thai Girl
« Reply #2 on: October 14, 2013, 05:16:15 PM »
So sales  are lagging a bit?

A bit uncalled for .........everyone has a right to post some info .Lots of others do the same on here with no problem  love6

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Re: Thai Girl
« Reply #3 on: October 14, 2013, 05:28:41 PM »
Thanks for this, eric soixante neuf.  No, in fact THAI GIRL has just been reprinted.

Would Davu sneer if Shakespeare came on the forum to mention an anniversary? 

Actually Shakespeare might complain that THAI GIRL plagiariases ROMEO AND JULIET and he'd be right.

It's a tropical ROMEO AND JULIET  without the coffins and as such is one of the most relateable stories in history.

Andrew

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Re: Thai Girl
« Reply #4 on: October 14, 2013, 09:06:17 PM »
Thanks for this, eric soixante neuf.  No, in fact THAI GIRL has just been reprinted.

Would Davu sneer if Shakespeare came on the forum to mention an anniversary? 

Actually Shakespeare might complain that THAI GIRL plagiariases ROMEO AND JULIET and he'd be right.

It's a tropical ROMEO AND JULIET  without the coffins and as such is one of the most relateable stories in history.

Andrew

Ignore davu - he is just a cynical old x.......................

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Re: Thai Girl
« Reply #5 on: October 15, 2013, 06:29:01 AM »
Thanks for this, eric soixante neuf.  No, in fact THAI GIRL has just been reprinted.

Would Davu sneer if Shakespeare came on the forum to mention an anniversary? 

Actually Shakespeare might complain that THAI GIRL plagiariases ROMEO AND JULIET and he'd be right.

It's a tropical ROMEO AND JULIET  without the coffins and as such is one of the most relateable stories in history.

Andrew

Ignore davu - he is just a cynical old x.......................
In that case you must be closely related!!

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Re: Thai Girl
« Reply #6 on: October 15, 2013, 11:14:26 AM »
It's coming up to the tenth anniversary of publication of my novel, THAI GIRL.  It's been reprinted many times and is available as an ebook, so it's done well.

The significance is that it's about a girl from Buriram and though most of the action is on Koh Samet and Koh Chang where Fon is a beach masseuse, she and naïve Brit, Ben, her aspiring lover, do make a visit to Khao Phnom Rung.

The relevance to Isaan is that the story portrays the plight of the poor migrant heading south to look for work.  So many bar girl stories show little understanding of or interest in rural Thailand, the fount of the market in women and I hope mine makes the reader think a little beyond the glitter and fantasy of the bar scene.  Thailand is not just an adventure playground for the frigid West.

Congratulations to this forum... long may it flourish.

Andrew.


Must have missed this one.

Any chance of a signed copy of 'Thai Girl ?    thumbup

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Re: Thai Girl
« Reply #7 on: October 15, 2013, 11:22:05 AM »
Have read it about five times , great book , and many aspects that happen in the book , happened to me , its a good read , many of you will enjoy it . icon_must

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Re: Thai Girl
« Reply #8 on: October 15, 2013, 12:43:39 PM »
Well I published 'medieval dance music sources' 13 years ago.

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Re: Thai Girl
« Reply #9 on: October 15, 2013, 01:09:10 PM »
If anyone wants a copy of my book then please PM me  :biggrin:

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Re: Thai Girl
« Reply #10 on: October 15, 2013, 03:04:10 PM »
It's coming up to the tenth anniversary of publication of my novel, THAI GIRL.  It's been reprinted many times and is available as an ebook, so it's done well.

The significance is that it's about a girl from Buriram and though most of the action is on Koh Samet and Koh Chang where Fon is a beach masseuse, she and naïve Brit, Ben, her aspiring lover, do make a visit to Khao Phnom Rung.

The relevance to Isaan is that the story portrays the plight of the poor migrant heading south to look for work.  So many bar girl stories show little understanding of or interest in rural Thailand, the fount of the market in women and I hope mine makes the reader think a little beyond the glitter and fantasy of the bar scene.  Thailand is not just an adventure playground for the frigid West.

Congratulations to this forum... long may it flourish.

Andrew.


Must have missed this one.

Any chance of a signed copy of 'Thai Girl ?    thumbup
You seem to miss many things of late!!

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Re: Thai Girl
« Reply #11 on: October 15, 2013, 03:22:57 PM »
So sales  are lagging a bit?

Not as much as the sales for  'medieval dance music sources' I would imagine.

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Re: Thai Girl
« Reply #12 on: October 15, 2013, 03:26:19 PM »
Well I published 'medieval dance music sources' 13 years ago.
Have read it about five times , great book , and many aspects that happen in the book , happened to me , its a good read , many of you will enjoy it . icon_must
Spare my blushes!

Then again, keep it coming!  Writing is a lonely business and even if a book sells well this sort of endorsement is more than gratifying.  Your comment is the one I appreciate most... that the book is true to your own experiences.

If the book has a theme, it's the mutual fascination of farang and Thai, set against their essential incompatibility... that while he thinks she really loves him if she's not interested in his money, she measures his love for her by how ready he is to shell it out.

Know what I mean?

Andrew.

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Re: Thai Girl
« Reply #13 on: October 15, 2013, 03:46:57 PM »
Well I published 'medieval dance music sources' 13 years ago.

I've just been having a jig around to this one  spot1


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Re: Thai Girl
« Reply #14 on: October 18, 2013, 08:50:31 AM »
That's not mine and most of us don't like this very commercial publication.

 

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