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Falcon of Siam, The

Axel AylwenAxel Aylwen

4.6/5

I picked this book up at the Peninsula Hotel Bangkok on my most recent trip to Bangkok. Not since the latest Harry Potter book have I been so engrossed in a book. I could not put it down. The story is set in the late 1600s in the Kingdom of Siam. It is the story of an English (born Greek) trade merchant rising to power in the Kingdom of Siam. He loves his adopted country and does whatever it takes to rise through its ranks to increasing positions of power. The book provides a wonderful view into the country (Thailand today), its culture and world around it in that day. It is at the same time a love story, an adventure, a view into a culture, a view into politics and statesmanship and just a very entertaining story. I highly recommend this book for anyone who loves Thailand, its people and its culture. You will find this book to be a very rewarding read.
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