Finlaco Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 I've posted a few times on TV and although several members have a similar recall about what i write below, as to date, I've yet to rediscover the title of the book - here's hoping this time HiDoes anyone recall the name of a book written by a British female who married a local isan guy and settled on isan for 5 years or so? I think I remember the title including a reference to Mekong, moon and whisky. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulysses G. Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 Never heard of it, but a good one by a Canadian woman living fairly near Issan is:Touch the Dragon: A Thai Journal by Karen Connelly It one some sort of prestigious Canadian book award. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sustento Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 Never heard of it, but a good one by a Canadian woman living fairly near Issan is: Touch the Dragon: A Thai Journal by Karen Connelly It one some sort of prestigious Canadian book award. An excellent book. I've read it a number of times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finlaco Posted June 25, 2014 Author Share Posted June 25, 2014 thanks for the replies to-date Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isanbirder Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 Never heard of it, but a good one by a Canadian woman living fairly near Issan is: Touch the Dragon: A Thai Journal by Karen Connelly It one some sort of prestigious Canadian book award. An excellent book, UG, but as I've told you before, Karen Connolly was living in Denchai, which is on the way from Chiangmai to Bangkok via Phitsanulok, and NOWHERE NEAR Isan. Different people, different customs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooked Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 ask andrew hicks who wrote 'my thai girl and I Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulysses G. Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 (edited) Never heard of it, but a good one by a Canadian woman living fairly near Issan is: Touch the Dragon: A Thai Journal by Karen Connelly It one some sort of prestigious Canadian book award. An excellent book, UG, but as I've told you before, Karen Connolly was living in Denchai, which is on the way from Chiangmai to Bangkok via Phitsanulok, and NOWHERE NEAR Isan. Different people, different customs. I did not say that she lived in Issan. I said that she lived "fairly close," which is a subjective judgment and my opinion of what "fairly close" is obviously different from yours. Stop being pedantic. Edited June 26, 2014 by Ulysses G. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooked Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 Well I, as well as Ulysses, probably regret trying to help now. I might accuse the Op of being pedantic with his explanations of what fairly close means to him. But I won't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seastallion Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 Well I, as well as Ulysses, probably regret trying to help now. I might accuse the Op of being pedantic with his explanations of what fairly close means to him. But I won't. Actually, it was not the OP that UG accused of being pedantic. Don't stop your help (And as an aside, it wasn't pedantic because there's a definite Isaan leaning in the OP, and as Isaan Birder pointed out, the other book mentioned features people of a different culture. The subjectivity of distance to Isaan is irrelevant.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussieroaming Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 Mai Pen Rai.....by Carol Hollinger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mesquite Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 Mai Pen Rai.....by Carol Hollinger American Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dekestone Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 Mai Pen Rai.....by Carol Hollinger American And she lived in Bangkok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattszero Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 I think the OP may be mixing messages - Moonshine in the Morning was written by Andrea McNicoll, a Brit that was married to a Thai for five years. It's fictional, award winning, and an excellent read. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finlaco Posted June 26, 2014 Author Share Posted June 26, 2014 I think the OP may be mixing messages - Moonshine in the Morning was written by Andrea McNicoll, a Brit that was married to a Thai for five years. It's fictional, award winning, and an excellent read. big thanks - yeah this is the book i was referring to - i recall listening to a Guardian podcast several years ago - 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratcatcher Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 Mai Pen Rai.....by Carol Hollinger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sustento Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 Mai Pen Rai.....by Carol Hollinger Another excellent book for looking at the Thais through western eyes even though it is a little dated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sustento Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 I think the OP may be mixing messages - Moonshine in the Morning was written by Andrea McNicoll, a Brit that was married to a Thai for five years. It's fictional, award winning, and an excellent read. Cheers. Just ordered a copy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattszero Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 I think the OP may be mixing messages - Moonshine in the Morning was written by Andrea McNicoll, a Brit that was married to a Thai for five years. It's fictional, award winning, and an excellent read. Cheers. Just ordered a copy Good man - it's a delightful read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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