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''Endearing... enlightening... an affecting and suspenseful portrait of contemporary Bangkok'' Literary Review
''Emma Larkin richly and vividly brings her characters to life... a captivating tour de force'' Alaa Al Aswany
An overlooked patch of jungle behind a Bangkok city slum resonates with the hopes, dreams and fears of the local community. Those who are drawn to the plot of land - among them a homeless revolutionary, an ambitious property developer, and a lonely expat housewife - believe they can find opportunity or redemption there. But the slum-dwelling spirits who guard its secrets have other plans.
With a rich cast of characters that spans Bangkok''s multi-layered society, Comrade Aeon''s Field Guide to Bangkok is a masterful, captivating debut, and a vivid portrayal of a forgetful city awakening to its past.