The bestselling book that inspired the musical play and film The King and I Enchanting. . . . The author wears her scholarship with grace, and the amazing story she has to tell is recounted with humor and understanding. And what a story it is...
"Are you the lady who is to teach the royal family?" When Anna arrives on a crowded dock in Siam in 1862, she is afraid her friends might have been...
She inclined her head slightly. "I am."
"Have you friends in Bangkok?"
"I know no one in Bangkok at all."