The Happiness of Kati

Kati longs for her mother, of whom she has only the vaguest of memories. Gradually the story unfolds that Kati’s mother suffers from MND (Motor Neurone Disease) and has summoned her daughter for a final farewell in a seaside bungalow. Kati is left with a choice: will she go and live with the father she has never met or stay with her grandparents? In the end she realises that her mother’s love is enough for her to move on in her life. In Thailand, The Happiness of Katiis in its third print run and has been a popular and critical success. It has now been sold to France, Germany, US and Japan, as well as Australia.’The most remarkable fiction in recent years. I could not put it down. I only did when I had to wipe my tears. The Happiness of Katiis by far the best written novel, a beautiful story that can soothe the soul.’ – Vanit Charungkitanand, Matichon Weekly, May 2004.The author writes:’There is hardly any better way to know a country than by knowing its heart and soul through literary work. It is time for Thailand to be more than Pattaya beaches and spicy tom yom koongin the eyes of the world. I sincerely hope that The Happiness of Kati will be a book ambassador in foreign countries.’