ROUGH DIAMONDS
Somrot Weangmakham
is persuaded by his brother to go and work at Diamond Boys when it opened. He agreed on condition that he only did the
shows. Surit told him that going with customers
was not compulsory, but that he really needed some help to get the shows
started. Somrot, ‘Rot’ as he was known, was
not worried; he just did not want his brother to know. He knew the rough end of the trade, but that
was a secret. ‘Rit’ could never be
allowed to know what had happened in Bangkok.
Two Farangs,
Michael Barnard and Geoffrey Shotton befriend the guys and become part of their
future.
There is something about the Diamond guys, whether
it is fresh faced Run, straight from the village, or Cap who had done his round
of the bars and a bond would tie them. They
endure all that Pattaya has to throw at them, including death and rape. They come through it all stronger, harder and
more determined.
Cap and Run use every tool at their disposal to save
enough money to escape Pattaya and build a new future in Udon. Two
Farangs, Michael Barnard and Geoffrey Shotton befriend the guys and help them
along their way. Geoff supports Cap and
Run in their battle to move north, whilst Mike befriends Rit and Rot. Even when Rot leaves for the army they remain
close.
One of their number dies and guides their
futures from beyond the grave. Their
guardian spirit will only rest once they have accepted their fates and built a
future, but they have to work out his riddles.
Rough Diamonds is set in Pattaya and Isaan.
DIAMOND FELLOWSHIP
The guys are
back and on a mission. Keng completes
his task of helping his friends find their futures and is finally free to move
on. As friendships are renewed, the
Diamonds set down a path that will see them change the face of Diamond Boys,
and Pattaya.
They gain
revenge on some of those who crossed, exploited and abused them in their youth. To get there they have to work undercover for
the police to expose a side of Thailand a lot of them were once part of, the side the Thailand where they lost their
innocence. In many ways it was all for
Keng, their soul mate, who started young and died at 20.
Rot finally
declares his feelings, ones that he has hidden from everyone but Mike and,
together with Run, leads the Diamonds towards the bright future.
The
pivotal event in the Thai Diamonds books is Rit’s night at the Hilton. Whilst Rough Diamonds tells the story up to
that night, Diamond Fellowship is a fast-paced account of the three months that
follow it. If you have read Rough
Diamonds, Diamond Fellowship follows their stories. If you have not then Rough Diamonds is there
for you to delve into their past once you have read Diamond Fellowship.
Find out more about The Thai Diamond series at the Thai Diamonds Website
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