A Broad Abroad in Thailand; An Expat's Misadventures in the Land of Smiles - Softcover

Dodie Cross

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1885614756 ISBN 13: 9781885614759

Publisher: Four Ways West / Crossroads Publishing, 2007

Synopsis

A Broad Abroad in Thailand follows a newlywed expat as she tries to settle in to her new home and a life full of unforeseen challenges. Soon after her arrival in this exotic land, her problems begin as she tries to learn the subtleties of the eastern squat toilet. Then there s the near fatal auto accident on the deadly Sukhumvit Highway, and the final insult bladder surgery performed by an inscrutable Thai doctor who decides to restore her virginity, while an intolerant nurse is after her with a vengeance and an enema tube. Further complicating her life is the need to be medivac d back to the States after surgery, while her catheter tube sways in the breeze. As if that s not enough to slow down even the most determined woman, she also has to deal with her new husband s insatiable testosterone level a textbook case of sexual fixation. Interwoven throughout her day-to-day life is the undercurrent of absolute control and jealousy perpetrated by a most unlikely source: the boss's wife, Ms. Anorexia, who manipulates the wives of the employees with her need to control every aspect: from shopping, to entertainment, to friends. In the end, an unflagging sense of humor sees her through all obstacles, from the first pitfalls and pratfalls in a land whose people she has come to respect and admire, through times of seemingly insurmountable challenges. <P>A Broad Abroad in Thailand was given silver placement in the "Humor " category by Foreward Magazine's Book of the Year Award. It has also been awarded the winner in the Autobiography section of the National Indie Excellence Awards 2008 Book Awards.

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About the Author

Dodie Cross is a freelance writer and author of the memoir: A Broad Abroad IN THAILAND: An Expats Misadventures in the Land of Smiles. Her articles have appeared in the The Desert Sun, the Seattle Post Intelligencer, and as a guest columnist for the Lake Chelan Mirror in Washington State. Her articles have been published in the Monterey Bay Parents Magazine, The University of Texas Literary Magazine, RiverSedge, several expat e-zines, and many of her articles have been syndicated on writing websites on the internet. Dodie has traveled the world writing about life in foreign countries such as Iran (very foreign), Thailand (very lovely), as well as not-so-foreign places like New Orleans (very kinky), Orange County, California (very last week), and Lake Chelan, Washington (very old-world lovely).

Edition details

• Publisher: Four Ways West / Crossroads Publishing
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1885614756
• ISBN 13: 9781885614759
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: Ernie Towler
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 416
• Editor: Samantha Green