Author Description

'I believe some people have a gift. John Lennon had a gift, Bob Dylan has one, as did Raymond Chandler and William Burroughs. Luke Haines has one and so has Van Morrison. I had no gift. All I had was a modest grasp of the English language, white skin, and the name of a school and a time to be there.' How does a bum end up working as an English educator in a tropical paradise? What's the best way to drink booze in a government high school - without getting caught?What does it take to survive Thamkrabok, the toughest rehabilitation centre in the world?S. T. Ray answers all these questions and many more in this new explosive memoir set in the exotic paradise of Thailand!