The Happiness of Kati - Softcover

Vejjajiva, Jane

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1741147530 ISBN 13: 9781741147537

Publisher: Allen & Unwin, 2009

Synopsis

A bestseller in Thailand, this poignant and beautifully written novel is the story of a 9-year-old girl whose mother is suffering from an incurable illness. Kati's spirited response to the challenges she faces and the evocative Thai setting make this poetic novel especially memorable.

About this title

Review:

The author uses colourful descriptions and poetic imagery to bring the smells, sights and sounds of Kati's Thailand alive. --Reading Time Vol 50, No 3

Beautifully written and simply expressed, poignant without being sentimental. --Carousel

About the Author:

Jane Vejjajiva was born in 1963 in London. She returned to Thailand at the age of three. Having cerebral palsy from birth limits her movements and books opened to her an imaginary world. After completing a BA with Honours and further studies in translation, she started her career as a magazine publisher before setting up her own company editing a magazine for children in 1995. She now runs the Silkroad Publishers agency and continues to work as a freelance translator and interpreter. The Happiness of Kati is her first novel and was first published in Thailand in December 2003.

About this edition

• Publisher: Allen & Unwin
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1741147530
• ISBN 13: 9781741147537
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 120