Good Daughter, a novel by Bjorn Turmann
Bjorn Turmann’s first novel, Good Daughter was published in September 2005 by Equinox (www.equinoxpublishing.com). It’s available at all leading bookstores in Asia and on Amazon (www.amazon.com). It’s also available at Books & Books in Miami (www.booksandbooks) and Village Books (www.villagebooks.com).
I was very pleased to speak at both stores
in November 2005. Books & Books has hosted an endless
line-up of prominent authors and speakers.
I was honoured to be speaking after Alan Alda,
famed actor and author.
Praise for Good Daughter
3.5 Stars The South China Morning Post (Hong Kong)
“Harrowing authenticity, provocative and moving…”
“A compelling read…the author’s narrative style
takes you on a fascinating journey through Thailand’s
melting pot of culture.”
The Bangkok Post (weekend edition).
“Well worth reading…” Apartment Living Magazine
“Should be a serious consideration for the Oprah Book Club.” The Monday Evening Book Club, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
The only recommended novel by the Bangkok Post (Guru Magazine) to help understand more "about the lives of girls in women in the sex trade in Thailand..." (Aug.07)
For an interview where I discuss Good Daughter, please go to www.howtotellagreatstory.com
Good Daughter is a tale of cross-cultural intrigue and personal discovery. Set in Thailand, it follows the journeys of six characters: two imaginative Thai bar girls, a paranoid, well paid American expatriate and his cynical, corrupting Australian mentor, a young American university graduate and an Isaan villager whose reoccurring presence borders on the mythical. Combining entertaining and dramatic narrative with poignant psychological themes, this is a novel that challenges the reader to look beneath the surface in order to try to understand what influences the characters’ behaviour. At the conclusion of the story we are shown that, by releasing ourselves from that which binds us, we are able to attain greater hope and, ultimately, freedom.
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