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Miss Bangkok is a vivid, powerful and moving memoir of a life spent in prostitution in Thailand. Poor and uneducated, Bua Boonmee escaped an abusive marriage only to end up in the go-go bars of Patpong. There, in the notorious red-light district of Bangkok, she succumbed to prostitution in an effort to support her family.
Bua's story is one of resilience and courage in the face of abuse and poverty. Her confessions will make you laugh and cry, cringe and applaud. She will change your perception of prostitution forever.
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`Sometimes I wonder was I born to be unfortunate; is this life my destiny? I pray to Buddha that this not be the case. My life seems to be that of a country girl who has spent her days escaping from a tiger, only to be eaten
by a crocodile. Mine is an ever-worsening tale with no end in sight. `You see, I am a prostitute, though farangs prefer to call women like me "bar girls". I believe the term is more acceptable to westerners' ears. But to a girl like me, it is all the same. `You can buy me for 2,000 baht. In return, I will do almost anything that is asked of me, but I won't kiss customers--some things are just too
intimate to do with a stranger. Kissing is for a wife or girlfriend; sex is for Thai girls like me.'
by a crocodile. Mine is an ever-worsening tale with no end in sight. `You see, I am a prostitute, though farangs prefer to call women like me "bar girls". I believe the term is more acceptable to westerners' ears. But to a girl like me, it is all the same. `You can buy me for 2,000 baht. In return, I will do almost anything that is asked of me, but I won't kiss customers--some things are just too
intimate to do with a stranger. Kissing is for a wife or girlfriend; sex is for Thai girls like me.'
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I am not a person that reads a lot of books, but this one grabbed my attention. It is a good read and i only picked it up 4 times and by then i had finished it.
Worth a read if you want to know more about the real reasons that some Thai women turn to doing this.
For us westerners it is a way to have our eyes opened to some of the real Thailand that as tourists we dont see.
Worth a read if you want to know more about the real reasons that some Thai women turn to doing this.
For us westerners it is a way to have our eyes opened to some of the real Thailand that as tourists we dont see.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
promising start but got a little boring ..ok beach read but forgotten as soon as you read last page .. v easy to pick up n put down again
Format:Paperback
Different type of story for us farangs. I hope you read and see to the other side of the fence. 5-stars recommendation for any expat or farang.
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How ugly???
Anyone that is thinking of going to bangkok to do a tour of the knocking shops on the hunt for some cheap flesh should read this before they go. Read more
Published 17 months ago by strapon9
An entertaining read.
Easy to read but with very few surprises, if you've never been to Thailand then this may give you an idea on life in such a country of contradictions.
Published 20 months ago by K. Seabridge
Interesting
I really enjoyed this book. Great for a holiday read, and shows a side to Thailand that largely gets hidden away. Read more
Published on 12 Mar 2010 by Leomans
Miss Bangkok, Memoirs of a Thai Prostitute
This book is an OK read, if you have visited Thailand and seen the local ladies in action, you can relate to it, I thought it would have been abit more explicit on the subject, but... Read more
Published on 31 Dec 2009 by Mrs. L. Davidson
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