Description
The story is about Ben and Emma and Ben's affair with a Thai girl, Fon. After leaving university, Emma is reluctantly persuaded to go to Thailand with Ben but cracks in their relationship quickly show.
When Emma goes her own way, it is not long before Ben falls head over heels in love with Fon, though she claims to be a traditional girl and is not to be easily won.
Ben meets travellers from many countries and confronts some of the issues affecting a fast-developing country and its people.
What is it to be poor and why do farmers' daughters leave home and sell their bodies in the bars of Bangkok?
As he experiences the raunchy nightlife and parties with his friends, Ben vigorously pursues his passion for Fon, the sparkling Thai girl of his dreams. But she resists his advances, refusing to be distracted by a passing foreigner.
Will she weaken and fall for him and can they find a future together?
