Book Description
For several years, Thai women have been well on their way to becoming international celebrities. The cheerful attitude, the graceful movement, the charming smile, the gentle nature, the lovely figure, the total lack of self-pity. All this and more seems to have combined into a Siamese bewitchment captivating men of almost every nationality. For many, the mention of Thai women conjures up the stereotype of unbridled sensuality in the lush Tropics. But in pictures and in text, Thailand: Land of Beautiful Women attempts to delve deeper into the reasons for their phenomenal popularity.
The author concludes that, from classical dancers to construction workers, from go-go dancers to rice farmers, their charm is far more than merely physical. Thai cultural values and the teachings of the Buddhist religion have endowed the women of Thailand with confidence, grace and intelligence.
Their attraction involves a vivaciousness, a well-developed sense of humor, and, perhaps, above all, the intelligence to deal with life’s problems while maintaining an almost childlike ability to delight in living. In other words, an attitude toward life which understands that life is meant to be enjoyed.
About the author
Dean Barrett has lived and traveled in Asia for over 20 years. His novels on Thailand are Kingdom of Make-Believe and Memoirs of a Bangkok Warrior. His novels set in China are Hangman’s Point and Mistress of the East. Several of his plays have been staged in the United States and his musical set in 1857 Hong Kong, Fragrant Harbour, was selected by the National Alliance for Musical Theater to be presented on 42nd Street, NYC. For five years, he wrote a satire column in the Hong Kong Standard shamelessly posing as a Chinese gentleman, “Uncle Yum Cha” (Uncle Drink Tea). He is a member of Dramatists Guild, Mystery Writers of America, and the China Round Table.
His mystery novel with a Chinese detective set in Manhattan will appear in the fall of 2001 and is titled, Murder in China Red. He is well into his next novel on Thailand, a mystery entitled, Skytrain to Murder. Although he admits he still doesn’t know why the victim was killed, who the killer is, or what it has to do with the Skytrain. He is also traveling between Bangkok and China writing a wacky, nonsensical and possibly imbecilic travel book entitled, Don Quixote in China: The Search for Peach Blossom Spring. Mr. Barrett lives in Bangkok.
