Two English teachers arrive in Saudi Arabia from the US in 1980–one a hunchback, the other “gay as your Uncle Harry.” As their friendship develops and they connect with the local population, they find themselves in the middle of a political situation that has the US channeling funds and arms through Saudi Arabia to an Afghan insurgency against the Soviet Empire. Relationships that began as casual take on gravely serious overtones, and as a new “gay plague” spreads, the two teachers seek solace in their project of creating a Thai language guide, a project that eventually takes them to the Far East and Thailand itself.
“Learn Thai with Me” is told with the same lush mix of travelogue and storytelling that marked RJ Huddy’s debut, “The Verse of the Sword.”
About the Author
RJ Huddy is a Kentucky-born American who has lived and worked most of his life in Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.
