1. 1. Behind The SmileA Review of The New Novel By Owen Jones- by Owen Jones(c) Owen Jones - All Rights Reservedhttp://plr-articles.the-real-way.comBehind The Smile: the story of Lek, a Thai bar girl in Pattaya is the firstnovel of Owen Jones. It became available on April 19th. 2012. Behind the Smileis a book that Mr. Jones says he has been attempting to write for many years. Itis set in Thailand, but the sort of people concerned are to be found in mostcountries in the world.The story is not an uncharacteristic one in richer as well as poorer countries:a young woman gets married but her husband soon realizes that he is too young tobe tied to one woman and live a life of drudgery. He starts carousing andsleeping about. His wife, not being willing to put up with this, divorces him.The difficulty arises in Third World countries that people have no state fundsto fall back on, which is why family ties are so all important. You could easilydie without the support of your family. This usually works well, but not always.In Leks case her father dies at an early age and leaves massive debts to thebank with the farm held in security. The future looks bleak as Leks mothercannot do more than she is already doing.Lek can begin to help out, but a farm girls wages are a pittance. One brotheris already working, but the other is too young.At a family pow-wow, they unwillingly decide that there is no alternative but tosend Lek away to a big city to earn, where she will at least be able to pay thebanks repayment installments off every month.Lek goes to Pattaya where a relative owns a small bar. She is given a positionas a barmaid and she loves the thrill of the work. The bright lights, loud musicand attentive men are new to her.A month or so thereafter, she realizes that she is pregnant with her ex-husbands child. That is a major disaster, because it threatens her capacity topay off the bank, which would ruin her mother and siblings.This book, Behind The Smile, looks at Leks life from her own standpoint andfollows her through her fun and frustrations. It attempts to demonstrate herthought processes and tell you, the reader, why she takes certain courses ofaction and what she might rather be doing instead.You become privy to Leks hopes and fears as the book takes you through a veryimportant part of her life. You meet her friends, family, colleagues andboyfriends and you get to see what makes Lek tickA basic theme of this book is not to judge a book by its cover; not to be toquick to judge at all, in fact, and above all, to be wary of what you wish forin case it comes true and there are unforeseen consequencesThe title of the book, Behind the Smile, derives from the fact that Thailandis well-known as The Land of Smiles.===================================Owen Jones has just published his first book which is called Behind The Smile. If you want to learnmore about this insightful new book, just go to our web site now.===
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