Behind the Smile is the story of Lek, a Thai bargirl in Pattaya, Thailand. The book traces her life from leaving her farming village to her life in the hurly-burly of Pattaya, a men's paradise.
At the moment there are two novels in the series of Behind The Smile - a trilogy, under the umbrella title of 'Behind The Smile ~ The story of Lek, a bar girl in Pattaya', but the third will be out soon :-)
An Exciting Future is the sequel to Daddys Hobby in the series called Behind The Smile, the story of Lek, a bar girl in Pattaya by Owen Jones, please click through
This is the author of Behind The Smile's own explanation why he wrote and felt competent enough to write the book. It gives excellent background to Behind The Smile.
The prequel to Behind the Smile tells the story how Lek came to be in the situation of having to go to Pattaya. It is the background to the book that some have asked for
If you want your copy of the book signed, I could send you an autograph on a post it note. I have been asked for such book signing before, just click through.
This section contains more background to the book Behind The Smile and a free preview of Chapter One: A Close Call. This free preview contains about 5,000 words - the whole of chapter one.
This page about Thais, face and criticism will be of interest to anybody who is mystified by the Asian concept of 'face'. If you have Asian friends or want to visit Asia, you must read this first...
Death in a Thai Buddhist village can be very upsetting for a lage percentage of the community even though they are Buddhist. Cme read why that may be so ...
The nightlife in Pattaya, Thailand is absolutely legendary. Make no mistake about that! The nightlife in Pattaya, Thailand isenough for any tastes and anyone.
Pattaya in Thailand is one of the most enjoyable city beach resorts in the world and the prices are very affordable too. Check out the beaches, bars and restaurants.
This page contains more unsolicited reviews that I have received permission for to print. Behind The Smile was published in April and sales are rising every month...
This page contains all, not selected, unsolicited reviews that I have received permission for to print. Behind The Smile was published in April and sales are rising every month...
This page contains all, not selected, unsolicited testimonials or reviews that I have received permission for to print. Behind The Smile was published in April and sales are rising every month...
This section contains the press releases for Behind The Smile. Some of the press releases will have been used by newspapers, blogs or websites. Please copy with the byline attached.
This page displays the press cuttings that I have found concerning my first book, Daddy's Hobby, in the series called Behind The Smile. If you know of others, please inform me.
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Paperback: standard USA edition, high quality, smaller print
Paperback: standard UK edition, high quality, smaller print
eBook: available for all electronic book readers - USA
eBook: available for all electronic book readers - UK
"Behind The Smile" is vailable for the: Kindle, Nook,
iPad and all other reading devices and computers. To order from other countries you can alter the
'.co.uk' to that of your own location, if you want.
PS: 'The Eternal Plan - Revealed' is by Owen's
father, Colin Jones
Both books can be bought directly from the
publisher CreateSpace
