A Good Read If You Are Interested.

[Generalchaos]

A rather interesting read, courtesy of Amazon Kindle.

If anyone out there is using Kindle, there is a free book available that may interest anyone regarding Thailand.

It is written by a young English lady Jean Redwood, who works for the British foreign office and is placed initially in Moscow, but then in Bangkok British Embassy.

It is all recounted from her diary at the time, it is set between 1949 and 1952.

It gives some really fascinating accounts of day to day life in Thailand during this time period.

It also seems to indicate just how little work the ex pats. at the British Embassy actually did back then and how it must seem normal for them to do as little toady.

 

If you are interested, you can download it free - just go to Amazon Kindle books page and search for "Embassy Days: Moscow under Stalin, Bangkok Without Tourists - 1949-1952.

[Thanyaburi Mac]

Amazon UK seems to have it for free but says KINDLE UNLIMITED, which is limited to paid up folks, now me.

 

Elsewhere?

 

Mac

 

[Generalchaos]

I used the amazon.co.uk, it is available free, I do not have kindle unlimited either, I download it to PC.

 

If you go to the "BUY NOW" tag, you can download it for free, i.e 0.00 GBP

 

You can maybe find it here?

 

https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss/157-1498604-1927435?url=node%3D154606011&field-keywords=embassy+days+Moscow+under+stalin

Edited December 4, 2016 by Generalchaos

[Thanyaburi Mac]

Ah, got it now, thanks.  Will read it soon.

 

BTW, did work 22 month in Moscow, 1994-'96, not too bleak then, I can hardly imagine how it was in 1949!

 

Mac

[Mitkof Island]

Nice to see that there are other foreigners make an effort to read something besides hanging in the bars.

[Ron19]

Have now. (by the way, don't hang out in bars0

 

[thehelmsman]

14 hours ago, Mitkof Island said:

Nice to see that there are other foreigners make an effort to read something besides hanging in the bars.

 

Love to read in a bar, Does that offend you?