Dateline:
Bangkok (5 February 2008)
Heaven
Lake Press has released the mass paperback edition of Diary
of A Thai Escort. Not since the publication of the
Story of O has there been such a revealing and
insightful account of an escort for hire.
Diary
of A Thai Escort is the ultimate East-meets-West story.
A Thai woman enters the escort business in London. A modest
and lovely foreign student working in Thai restaurant is
transformed into a Gucci- and Prada-loving high-class call
girl, who serves upper-class English men with strange fetishes,
high-flying international businessmen, and international
gangsters.
In
the form of a diary, the author, who prefers to remain anonymous,
gives a day-to-day account of the life of an escort which
reveals what goes on inside the workplace, and the personal
costs paid. The writing is forceful, immediate and compelling.
The
advance praise from some of the leading English-language
authors in Asia testifies to the value of the book and the
broad appeal it will have for readers.
Best-selling
Singapore-based Gerrie Lim, author of Invisible
Trade and Lust We Trust, has called Diary
of A Thai Escort “a poignant coming-of-age story … tragically
heartfelt and filled with wry humor … immensely readable
and highly provocative.”
Internationally
best-selling author Stephen Leather calls
the book “a cautionary tale of a young girl’s seduction
by easy money … [that] should be read by every woman thinking
of selling her body and by every man thinking of paying
for sex.” Dean Barrett says that Diary
“reveals a fascinating and seldom seen world … a vividly
written, engrossing read.” Christopher G. Moore
calls it “moving and compelling.”
Author’s
background
The
author is anonymous. All inquires submitted to the publisher
for the author will be forwarded.
Further
information
If
you would like to a review copy, or additional information,
please contact the Heaven Lake Press Editorial Department:
Email:
editorial@heavenlakepress.com
Fax: +66(0)-2260-4578
Telephone: +66(0)-2258-2543 Ext. 101.
Availability
of the book
Diary
of A Thai Escort will be sold at leading bookstores
in Thailand and Singapore from 5 February 2008. For readers
living outside of Thailand, copies may be ordered from our
web site: www.heavenlakepress.com.
