Теперь, когда Лек достигла того, о чем мечтала пятнадцать лет, она начинает задумываться, стоило ли оно того.

O Annwn é um velho termo inglês que designa o paraíso e, como o Valhalla, se situa na terra. Esse romance conta a história de Willy, um velho pastor galês das colinas que se entregou depois da morte de sua mulher adorada. Um dia, enquanto ele leva a passear sua velha cadela, ela morre e Willy desmorona depois de um ataque provocado pela tristeza, embora tendo renunciado há muito à vontade de viver. Todavia, acorda no hospital e tenta tirar partido de sua experiência. Ao cabo de pouco tempo, percebe que a jovem enfermeira é Sarah, sua finada mulher, e começa a pensar que está morto. Isso não o entristece, com efeito está cheio de alegria. Ele passa 'dias' inteiros com Sarah no Annwn, no decorrer dos quais ela o faz visitar os lugares e lhe explica como acontecem as coisas 'no paraíso'. Tudo o que ele vê e ouve o interessa, mas de súbito ele é chamado de volta ao corpo. Seu corpo também esteve no hospital, mas no mundo físico, e ele desperta de uma experiência de morte iminente. Na sequência, ele vai recomeçar a ver a mulher e a lembrança de ter passado vários dias no Annwn lhe volta à mente. Sua vida se transforma e ele novamente tem vontade de viver, e trabalha com sua mulher do Outro Lado em benefício de pessoas menos afortunadas, depois um dia o fim também chega para ele e sua mulher e ele estão novamente reunidos para sempre.

O Início. Aos 21 anos de idade, Lek, uma garota simples e comum das fazendas do norte dos arrozais tailandêses, teve que ir para Pattaya trabalhar para ajudar sua mãe viúva a pagar a hipoteca para salvar a fazenda, quitar a hipotecária e manter seus irmãos na escola. Este livro, O Início, mostra como era sua vida antes de ela ter que deixar sua pequena e trabalhosa, mas feliz vida no vilarejo e as únicas pessoas que ela conhecia. O livro retrata os eventos que a deixaram feliz e aqueles que a entristeceram em sua infância, desde a convivência com a sua avó até a sobrevivência com o marido. No último momento, alguns amigos se preparam para levá-la a tornar a inicialização da vida na 'cidade do sexo' número um da Tailândia um pouco mais fácil. A série Por Trás do Sorriso é a história de Lek, uma garota do bar em Pattaya, na Tailândia. Lek nasceu como a filha mais velha de quatro irmãoss em uma típica família de produtores de arroz nos arrozais do norte da Tailândia. Um dia, uma catástrofe ocorreu do nada - seu pai morreu jovem com enormes dívidas das quais a família nem sabia. Lek tinha apenas vinte anos de idade e era a única que poderia impedir o encerramento da fazenda da família e permitir que sua irmã mais nova e seus dois irmãos continuassem seus estudos. No entanto, a única solução era ela ir trabalhar no bar de sua prima em Pattaya. Uma garota do bar de Pattaya pode voltar a ser uma namorada ou esposa normal? Por Trás do Sorriso é um olhar sobre uma parte da Tailândia, um país conhecido em todo o mundo como ”A Terra dos Sonhos”.

Wayne nasce in una remota fattoria nel nord del Galles in una notte selvaggia e tempestosa. La famiglia avrebbe voluto un parto in ospedale perché era il primo bambino di Gwynedd, ma sua madre e sua nonna, Rhiannon, pensavano che potesse essere molto pericoloso. Tutti i membri della loro famiglia nascevano nella fattoria, Il Giardino del Drago, da 324 anni secondo la Bibbia di famiglia - ed erano diventati tutti streghe o stregoni.

Lek - El comienzo A los veintiún años de edad, Lek, una campesina ordinaria y contemporánea del cinturón de arroz del norte de Tailandia, tuvo que ir a Pattaya a trabajar en la industria del ocio para ayudar a su madre viuda a pagar la hipoteca para salvar la granja de la ejecución hipotecaria y mantener a sus hermanos en la escuela. Este libro, El Principio, muestra cómo era su vida antes de tener que dejar su pequeño, trabajador, pero feliz pueblo y las únicas personas que había conocido. Describe los eventos que la hicieron feliz y los que la entristecieron en sus primeros años de vida, desde vivir con su abuela hasta sobrevivir con su esposo, Tom. En el último momento, algunos amigos dan un paso al frente para hacer que la transición de Lek a la vida en la ciudad sexual número uno de Tailandia sea un poco más fácil. La serie Detrás de la sonrisa es la historia de Lek, una chica de bar en Pattaya, Tailandia. Lek nació como el hijo mayor de cuatro hijos en una familia típica de agricultores de arroz en el cinturón de arroz del norte de Tailandia. Un día ocurrió una catástrofe inesperada: su padre murió joven con enormes deudas de las que la familia no sabía nada. Lek tenía solo veinte años y era la única que podía evitar la ejecución hipotecaria de la granja familiar y permitir que su hermana menor y sus dos hermanos continuaran con su educación. Sin embargo, la única forma que conocía era ir a trabajar al bar de su prima en Pattaya. ¿Puede una chica de un bar de Pattaya volver a ser una novia o esposa normal? Detrás de su Sonrisa es una mirada a una parte de Tailandia, un país conocido en todo el mundo como ”La tierra de las sonrisas”. Lek - El comienzo A los veintiún años de edad, Lek, una chica campesina ordinaria y contemporánea del cinturón de arroz del norte de Tailandia, tuvo que ir a Pattaya a trabajar en la industria del ocio para ayudar a su madre viuda a pagar la hipoteca para ahorrar. la granja de una ejecución hipotecaria y mantener a sus hermanos en la escuela. Este libro, El Principio, muestra cómo era su vida antes de tener que dejar su pequeño, trabajador, pero feliz pueblo y las únicas personas que había conocido. Describe los eventos que la hicieron feliz y los que la entristecieron en sus primeros años de vida, desde vivir con su abuela hasta sobrevivir con su esposo, Tom. En el último momento, algunos amigos dan un paso al frente para hacer que la transición de Lek a la vida en la ciudad sexual número uno de Tailandia sea un poco más fácil.

Stepping Stones picks up the story of Lek, her family and friends in the village of Baan Suay four years on from where The Lady in The Tree finished. Lek and Ayr are still looking to expand, but especially Lek's career in the political arena, where she finds evidence of disturbing activity. Craig is still trying to write a best seller and Soom has graduated from university. In Stepping Stones, we are introduced to the Champunot family from Bangkok, the members of which have a profound effect on Lek, Craig and Soom - one which none of them will ever be able to forget. Stepping Stones reveals more in-depth details of life in a Thai family that has been affected by the inclusion of a falang like how they deal with the strange mixture of traditional and modern Thai life that that situation often creates. The Behind The Smile Series is the story of Lek, a bar girl in Pattaya, Thailand. Lek was born the eldest child of four in a typical rice farming family in the northern rice belt of Thailand. A catastrophe occurred out of the blue one day – her father died young with huge debts that the family knew nothing about. Lek was just twenty years of age, and the only one who could prevent the foreclosure of the family farm, and allow her younger sister and two brothers to continue their education. However, the only way she knew how was to go to work in her cousin’s bar in Pattaya. Can a Pattaya bar girl ever go back to being a regular girlfriend or wife? Behind The Smile is a look into one part of Thailand, a country known around the world as 'The Land of Smiles'. Stepping Stones picks up the story of Lek, her family and friends in the village of Baan Suay four years on from where The Lady in The Tree finished. Lek and Ayr are still looking to expand, but especially Lek's career in the political arena, where she finds evidence of disturbing activity. Craig is still trying to write a best seller and Soom has graduated from university. In Stepping Stones, we are introduced to the Champunot family from Bangkok, the members of which have a profound effect on Lek, Craig and Soom - one which none of them will ever be able to forget. Stepping Stones reveals more in-depth details of life in a Thai family that has been affected by the inclusion of a falang like how they deal with the strange mixture of traditional and modern Thai life that that situation often creates.

Il londinese Frank sposa Joy, una bellissima giovane tailandese che lavora in città. Lui ha sempre sognato di andare sulla Costa del Sol quindi la coppia si dirige verso un appartamento a Fuengirola prestato dal capo di Frank per la loro luna di miele da sogno. Le cose iniziano ad andare male quando Joy teme che l'appartamento sia infestato dai fantasmi. La paura porta alla depressione e si approfondisce nel terrore. Frank non ha idea di cosa fare, tranne riportarla dalla sua famiglia in Thailandia, ma anche questo porterà sfortuna. La vita sembra finalmente più luminosa grazie all'intervento di una società segreta scandinava. Questa è la storia di come il Male può derivare dalle buone intenzioni. È una fantasia, ma basata su eventi reali.

Bangkok'un Kaplan Zambağı İntikam Tohumları Çiçek Açtığında. Lily, ”amca” dediği kişi onu on bir yaşındayken taciz etmeye başlayana kadar, mutlu küçük bir kızdı. Tacizden sonra utangaç ve içe dönük biri haline geldi ve üniversitede okumak üzere Bangkok'a taşınana kadar yalnız bir hayat sürdü. Ancak düşünceleri ve geçmişi onu yalnız bırakmayınca, derslerden sonra, sübyancı olduğundan şüphelendiği erkekleri aramaya ve onlardan kendine has yöntemlerle intikam almaya başladı. Topluma korku saçan ve intikam güden ”Bangkok'un Kaplan Zambağı” oldu ama polisten kaçmayı ne kadar sürdürebilirdi? Yoksa, aslında, hikayesini insanlara anlatmak için yakalanmayı gizliden gizliye istiyor muydu?

Bangkok, Thailandia: quattro devastanti esplosioni hanno scosso la città senza preavviso. Due importanti istituzioni sono state rase al suolo, lasciando zero sopravvissuti. Non c'è ancora stata alcuna rivendicazione. Le ambasciate britannica e americana sono state vittime delle esplosioni. Ciascun Paese avvia le proprie indagini autonomamente, ma per affrontare un ”nemico invisibile” diventa indispensabile unire le forze. Nel frattempo, un membro del SAS viene inviato dal governo britannico a incontrare i suoi ex-colleghi Gareg, Bob e Dave, che gestiscono un hotel tradizionale a Koh Samui. Si sviluppa così tra Bangkok, Koh Samui e le giungle che si espandono al confine tra la problematica Thailandia meridionale e la Malesia, una trama avvincente in cui bisogna trarre il massimo da armi e strategie anticonvenzionali per cogliere di sorpresa il nemico. Un'opera emozionante, che riporta alla mente la questione irlandese degli anni '70 e '80 e tiene il lettore incollato alle pagine!

Terrorists attack the British and American Embassies in Bangkok simultaneously causing horrific damage, but who is responsible and how will they be stopped from doing such a thing again? A squad of renegade ex-SAS elite commandos is called in to help by the British government, even though they are wanted by the police in seven countries.

Michael heeft twaalf jaar in Thailand en twee jaar in Spanje gewoond met zijn Thaise vrouw, maar is er niet in geslaagd een verblijfsvergunning voor haar te krijgen voor het VK. Ze werd teruggestuurd naar Thailand en hij verhuisde weer naar zijn geboortestad Barry in Zuid-Wales om te proberen haar van daaruit te laten overkomen. De kans is erg klein en hij raakt steeds radelozer; hij slaapt zelfs op het strand om geld te sparen. Om eerlijk te zijn, hij begint gek te worden door de zorgen en de eenzaamheid. Hij wil zelfs zijn familie niet om hulp vragen omdat hij het gevoel heeft dat ze hem verstoten hebben, maar klopt dat wel? Op een dag komt hij per toeval in contact met vier mensen die zijn leven voor altijd zullen veranderen, maar wie zijn ze en waar komen ze vandaag? Zijn alter ego, Ralph, insinueert bizarre verhalen, maar zouden die waar kunnen zijn? Het buitenaardse huis is een fictief verhaal, maar de problemen die erin aan bod komen, zijn de harde realiteit voor duizenden koppels.

Maya – Illusion refers to the Buddhist concept that life on Earth is not real. More than 95% of Thais are Buddhist, and so have a totally different outlook to most Christian Westerners. Lek and her best friend Ayr go into business together, when she retires from Pattaya, and brings a surprise Australian fiancé with her. A natural disaster occurs in the village but the two friends come up with an innovative form of help. Ayr proves to be quite a business woman, and teaches Lek, a willing student, how to make money and fit into the community, while Craig plods along with his books and websites. The Behind The Smile Series is the story of Lek, a bar girl in Pattaya, Thailand. Lek was born the eldest child of four in a typical rice farming family in the northern rice belt of Thailand. A catastrophe occurred out of the blue one day – her father died young with huge debts that the family knew nothing about. Lek was just twenty years of age, and the only one who could prevent the foreclosure of the family farm, and allow her younger sister and two brothers to continue their education. However, the only way she knew how was to go to work in her cousin’s bar in Pattaya. Can a Pattaya bar girl ever go back to being a regular girlfriend or wife? 'Behind The Smile' is a look into one part of Thailand, a country known around the world as 'The Land of Smiles'. Maya – Illusion refers to the Buddhist concept that life on Earth is not real. More than 95% of Thais are Buddhist, and so have a totally different outlook to most Christian Westerners. Lek and her best friend Ayr go into business together, when she retires from Pattaya, and brings a surprise Australian fiancé with her. A natural disaster occurs in the village but the two friends come up with an innovative form of help. Ayr proves to be quite a business woman, and teaches Lek, a willing student, how to make money and fit into the community, while Craig plods along with his books and websites.

Lek went to the bar ‘Daddy’s Hobby’, in Pattaya, as a waitress-cum-cashier, until she realised that she was pregnant by her estranged husband, and everything changed. After having the baby, a girl, whom she left with her mother on the farm, she needed real money to provide a better life for her child and drifted into the tourist sex industry. The adventures, dreams and sometimes nightmares, this is Lek's point of view of what it's really like to be a Thai bar girl... the exhilarating hopes that cover up the frustrations, let-downs, lies and deceit of daily life, give way to the dream of a normal life when she meets a new man, yet again. When this new man returns for a real life relationship, Lek finds it's not so easy going through the good and bad of couplehood. Will they stay together, and for how long? Will she ever be able to trust a man enough again either? Or will she go back to the bar girl life? The Behind The Smile Series is the story of Lek, a bar girl in Pattaya, Thailand. Lek was born the eldest child of four in a typical rice farming family in the northern rice belt of Thailand. A catastrophe occurred out of the blue one day – her father died young with huge debts that the family knew nothing about. Lek was just twenty years of age, and the only one who could prevent the foreclosure of the family farm, and allow her younger sister and two brothers to continue their education. However, the only way she knew how was to go to work in her cousin’s bar in Pattaya. Can a Pattaya bar girl ever go back to being a regular girlfriend or wife? 'Behind The Smile' is a look into one part of Thailand, a country known around the world as 'The Land of Smiles'. Lek went to the bar ‘Daddy’s Hobby’, in Pattaya, as a waitress-cum-cashier, until she realised that she was pregnant by her estranged husband, and everything changed. After having the baby, a girl, whom she left with her mother on the farm, she needed real money to provide a better life for her child and drifted into the tourist sex industry. The adventures, dreams and sometimes nightmares, this is Lek's point of view of what it's really like to be a Thai bar girl... the exhilarating hopes that cover up the frustrations, let-downs, lies and deceit of daily life, give way to the dream of a normal life when she meets a new man, yet again. When this new man returns for a real life relationship, Lek finds it's not so easy going through the good and bad of couplehood. Will they stay together, and for how long? Will she ever be able to trust a man enough again either? Or will she go back to the bar girl life?

Уэйн родился на отдаленной ферме в северном Уэльсе дикой, штормовой ночью. Семья хотела, чтобы его роды прошли в больнице, потому что он должен был стать первым ребенком Гвинедда, но его мать и бабушка Рианнон решили, что это может быть очень опасно. Согласно семейной библии, все члены их семьи рождались на ферме ”Сад дракона” в течение 324 лет - и все они были либо ведьмами, либо колдунами...

Lek is gebore as die oudste kind van vier in 'n tipiese rysboerderygesin. Sy het nie verwag om iets anders te doen as die ander meisies in haar klas in die noordelike rysgordel van Thailand nie. Tipies sou dit wees: werk vir 'n paar jaar in die veld; het 'n paar babas; Gee dit vir mamma om te versorg en terug werk toe totdat haar kinders hul eie kinders gehad het en sy kon ophou werk om vir hulle te sorg.Op 'n dag het 'n katastrofe uit die bloute plaasgevind – haar pa is jonk oorlede en met groot skuld waarvan die gesin niks geweet het nie. Lek was twintig en sy was die enigste een wat afskerming kon voorkom. Die enigste manier wat sy egter geweet het, was om in haar neef se kroeg in Pattaya te gaan werk.

Умирающий мужчина рассказывает историю о самом удивительном человеке, которого он когда-либо встречал, - блестящем советском лингвисте, которого он называет Юрико. Это история о любви, дерзости, шпионах и опасности, действие которой происходит в Японии, Германии, Турции, США, Канаде и Великобритании, но в основном в Советском Союзе семидесятых годов. Две девушки, родившиеся за тысячи километров друг от друга в Казахстане и Японии сразу после Второй мировой войны, встречаются и похожи друг на друга как горошины в стручке. Они также ладят как сестры и поддерживают связь до конца своих дней. Однако одна из них хочет помочь своей израненной в боях стране, а другая - уехать из нее на Запад. Для достижения обеих целей они придумывают дерзкий и опасный план, о котором сообщают Андропову, шефу советского КГБ. Он называет его ”Операция ”Юрико”, и план приводится в действие, но есть ли у него хоть малейший шанс на успех? Кукушка Андропова” основана на ”правдивой истории”, рассказанной автору одним из главных героев.

පාතාලයේ දියණිය, ආදරය, කුමන්ත්‍රණයන් සහ කොස්ටා ඩෙල් සොල් හි පාතාලය වට ගෙතුන කතාවකි. ඩේසි යනු ධනවත් හිටපු ලන්ඩන් මැරයෙකු වන ජෝන්ගේ සහ ඔහුගේ ස්පාඤ්ඤ ජාතික බිරිඳ වූ තෙරේසාගේ ආඩම්බර දියණියයි. ඇය හැදී වැඩුණේ කොස්ටා ඩෙල් සොල් හි මාර්බෙලා හි, එනම්, අපරාධ සඳහා ප්‍රසිද්ධ කොස්ටා ඩෙල් හි විය. ඇය තම දෙමාපියන්ට අතිශයින් ගෞරව කළ අතර, විශ්ව විද්‍යාල අධ්‍යාපනයෙන් පසු පවුලේ ව්‍යාපාර කරගෙන යාමට උදව් කරමින් තම මහලු පියාගේ සිත් ඇදගැනීමට උත්සාහ කළාය. කෙසේ වෙතත්, විනිශ්චයේ විනාශකාරී දෝෂයක් නිසා පවුල ඛේදවාචකයකට මුහුණදෙන අතර, ඇගේ මව ඩේසිව ප්‍රදේශයේ ප්‍රජාවට උපකාර කිරීමේ ආරක්ෂිත මාවතකට යොමු කරයි. පාතාලයේ දියණිය යනු ප්‍රසන්න සතුටුදායක අවසානයක් සහිත ඛේදනීය කතාවකි.

Daisy's Chain Love, Intrigue and the Underworld on The Costa del Sol Daisy, the proud daughter of a wealthy ex-London gangster, John, and his Spanish wife, Teresa, grew up in Marbella on the Costa del Sol, aka, the Costa del Crime. She idolised her parents and sought to impress her ageing father by helping him run the family businesses after uni. However, a disastrous error of judgement ends in family tragedy, and her mother puts Daisy on a safer path of helping the local community as a penance. Daisy's Chain is a tragic tale with a pleasantly happy ending.

Daisy's Chain - Liefde, Intrige en de onderwereld aan de Costa del Sol - Daisy, de trotse dochter van een rijke voormalige gangster uit Londen, John en zijn Spaanse vrouw Teresa, groeide op in Marbella aan de Costa del Sol, ook wel bekend als de Costa del Crime. Ze verafgoodde haar ouders en probeerde indruk te maken op haar ouder wordende vader door, na haar studie aan de universiteit, het familiebedrijf te helpen runnen. Een desastreuze inschattingsfout eindigt echter in een familiedrama, en haar moeder zet Daisy op een veiliger pad, door haar als boetedoening de lokale gemeenschap te laten helpen. Daisy's Chain is een tragisch verhaal met een plezierig happy end.

Синџирот на Дејзи Љубов, интрига и подземјето на Коста дел Сол Дејзи, гордата ќерка на богатиот бивш гангстер од Лондон, Џон, и неговата жена од Шпанија, Тереза, израснала во Марбеља на Коста дел Сол, односно Коста дел Криминал. Нејзините родители ѝ се идоли, а својот стар татко сака да го импресионира така што ќе му помогне во водењето на семејните бизниси по факултет. Меѓутоа, катастрофалното погрешно расудување ќе доведе до семејна трагедија, па мајката на Дејзи ќе ја префрли на побезбеден пат, да помага на локалната заедница за покор. Синџирот на Дејзи е трагична приказна со пријатен среќен крај.

Тигровая лилия из Бангкока когда расцветают семена мести. Лили была счастливой девочкой, и так продолжалось до тех пор, пока дядя не начал издеваться над ней с одиннадцати лет. Она стала застенчивой и интровертной, вела одинокую жизнь, пока не переехала в Бангкок, чтобы учиться в университете. Однако мысли и прошлое не оставляли ее в покое, поэтому после занятий она начала искать мужчин, которых подозревала в педофилии, и мстить им. Она стала мстительной ”Тигровой лилией Бангкока”, наводящей ужас на общество, но как долго она сможет скрываться от полиции, и не хочет ли она втайне попасться, чтобы ее история стала достоянием общественности?

Tiger Lily of Bangkok When the Seeds of Revenge Blossom. Lily was a happy little girl, which lasted until an 'uncle' started to abuse her from the age of eleven. She became shy and introverted, leading a lonely life until she moved to Bangkok to study at university. However, her thoughts and her past would not leave her alone, so, after classes, she began to seek out men she suspected of paedophilia and exact her own peculiar type of revenge on them. She became the vengeful ‘Tiger Lily of Bangkok’ terrifying society, but how long could she keep evading the police, and did she secretly want to get caught anyway so she could make her story public?

Lek è la maggiore di quattro sorelle in una famiglia di coltivatori di riso. Pensa di fare esattamentela vita delle sue coetanee nelle risaie del Nord: lavorare qualche anno nei campi, fare figli, affidarli alla mamma e tornare a lavorare finché i suoi figli avrebbero avuto a loro volta dei bambini e avrebbe potuto smettere di lavorare per prendersi cura di loro. Ma la famiglia è colpita da una catastrofe: il padre muore giovane e lascia enormi debiti di cui nessuno era a conoscenza. Lek ha vent'anni ed è l'unica che può evitare il pignoramento. L'unica opzione sembra essere il bar di sua cugina a Pattaya.

Wayne was born on a remote farm in north Wales on a wild, stormy night. The family had wanted his delivery in hospital because he was going to be big and Gwynedd’s first baby, but his mother and grandmother, Rhiannon, thought that might be very dangerous. All of their family had been born on the farm, The Dragon's Garden, for 324 years according to the family bible - and they were all either witches or warlocks…

In Daddy's Hobby, volume one, Lek met a man, Craig, who actually did come back for her, and then took her home to meet his mother. Her dreams seem to be coming true, but not everything is running as smoothly as they had both hoped, so will she wake up and be back in the nightmare she thought she had just put behind her? In Daddy's Hobby, Craig had promised Lek an exciting future, if she threw caution to the wind and went with him, and this volume picks up the story as they are flying back from Wales.