Thailand Joy

She was beautiful, she was sexy, she was sweet and she was kind. She was the closest and the farthest thing from love…Mantana, better known as Nong Joy to her friends and family, has undertaken a perilous journey. Armed with nothing but her beauty and wit, she sets out from her small village to find a respectable job in the big city. Bangkok, however, has other plans…Thailand Joy is the remarkable story of one girl’s descent into the neon lit world of lost innocence and jaded desire. It is hot dirty days, papaya salad, short-time hotel rooms, jealous bar girls, drunken sailors, balloon shows, fire shows, eel shows, madness, despair, laughter, and hope. It is sure to be a tale you won’t soon forget.Author Young shows a more than superficial knowledge of the innermost workings of the country girl in the big city. This is no gloss-over or pseudo-romantic imagery, but a much more down to earth example of real life. You may not like to read something that is much closer to the truth than that put forward by the pulp press. It may destroy you own 'romantic' notions. Don't be blinded by the neon lights. Read this book.(Pattaya Mail)In Thailand Joy, the story of a country girl who has moved to Bangkok to explore better economic opportunities, Young offers a hard-boiled picture of the Haves vs. the (Thai Oasis)