Touch the Dragon a Thai Journal
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Written by Connelly and Karen Connelly.
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At 17, Karen Connelly left Canada to live for a year in Denchai, a small farming and merchant community in northern Thailand. This is a diary of her year there. This book was the winner of the Canadian Governor General's Award for Non-Fiction.User Reviews (1) Login or create an account to write a review.
Lin Snow thinks this book is Excellent.
An excellent travel journal written by a 17 year old Canadian girl who bravely voyages to Thailand for a year.
The writing really captures her range of emotions as she is completely immersed in Thai culture and struggles to deal with the people, the language, the food, the school system... Manages to refrain from the usual journal-esque rambings and delivers some beautifully crafted prose. Small details and great irony appear frequently throughout the book, making it one to read again!
I became totally wrapped up in this book, as I am travelling to Thailand next year, but I think that anyone who has been overseas or who is considering it will find a comrade in Karen's story.
Interesting read!