Chapter Two
Maar soon got used to the fact that being pregnant wasn’t seeming to prevent his wife from working as hard as she always had done, and so he became less concerned. Pang noticed this, of course, and, while she had encouraged this reaction, she resented it too, although her pregnancy was not causing her any distress at all. She had been expecting morning sickness, but she seemed to be one of the lucky ones. It was funny, she thought, now that the pressure was off from Maar about telling people about her condition, she was keen to tell her friends and mother, even if she found the thought of telling her strict father a little daunting.
She glowed with happiness, she was aware of that, because people remarked on it.
“You look happy today, Pang, did you find five Baht in your hus
