Ladyboy and the volunteer
By: by Susanne Aspley
Edition: 1st Peace Corps Writers ed.
Publisher: Peace Corps Writers
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Oakland, California
Language: eng
Number of pages: 270
ISBN-13: 9781935925545
Subjects: Peace Corps (U.S.); Transgender people; Prostitution; Fiction
Description: Susan is a guileless young graduate out to save the world.  Except, that doesn't work out as planned.  Nor can she hold her liquor, but not for lack of trying.  In a land of five-foot-tall Thai men, her search for a Western man becomes almost as desperate as her longing for a cheeseburger.  Christine, the ladyboy, is a transgender Thai prostitute who has plenty of suitors.  Oblivious to her cringe-worthy curiosity about Americans, Christine shares her own world, exposing the quirks and complexities of life and love in Thailand.  Together, starting in a remote fishing village filled with both lovable and annoying characters, Susan and Christine embark on adventures that lead to loud arguments, a mysterious briefcase, alluring men and bittersweet enlightenment. -- Book cover.