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A Passage to Siam<\/em> <\/strong>is an award-winning historical novel by Thai novelist V. Vinicchayakul which tells of the tragic romance between Catherine, a young Englishwoman, and Justin, or Prince Vijjuprapha of Siam, during the reign of Rama IV and the beginning of the reign of Rama V, against a backdrop of real life events and characters. The clash of civilizations between East and West that occurred during this period, is reflected in the conflicts between the headstrong young Englishwoman and Justin’s conservative relatives inside the palace. Above all, it is a magnificent and compelling love story that transcends the boundaries of time, religion, race and custom. <\/p>\n

Lucy Srisuphapreeda’s translation will captivate English-speaking readers just as the original work enthralled Thai readers from the time it was written until today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

An award-winning historical novel set in the 1850s, with a tumultuous relationship between Thai royalty and an Englishwoman. <\/p>\n

Translator’s Preface
\nPrologue
\nChapter 1 | The Seed of a Dream 10
\nChapter 2 | The End of the Horizon 27
\nChapter 3 | The Blue Sky of Siam 52
\nChapter 4 | The Dilemma 69
\nChapter 5 | In the Shade of the Palace 81
\nChapter 6 | Bua 100
\nChapter 7 | The Crossroads 110
\nChapter 8 | On the Wings of Love 130
\nChapter 9 | Blown Away by the Wind 164
\nChapter 10 | Bitter Love 197
\nChapter 11 | When Love is Doomed 213
\nChapter 12 | The Wind from the Past 236
\nChapter 13 | New Life 252
\nChapter 14 | On the Other Side of the World 278
\nChapter 15 | The Sands of Time 288
\nChapter 16 | When the River Runs Backwards 308
\nChapter 17 | The Glowing of Such Fire 315
\nEpilogue 329
\nBackground 332
\nAbout Khunying Vinita (Vinicchayakul) Diteeyont<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":55864,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":""},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[21584],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-55863","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-sport-recreation","7":"author-by-author-v-vinicchayakul","8":"author-translated-by-lucy-srisuphapreeda","9":"publisher-river-books","11":"first","12":"instock","13":"shipping-taxable","14":"purchasable","15":"product-type-simple"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nA Passage to Siam - 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