{"product_id":"down-and-out-in-paradise-luke-williams-9781760685843","title":"Down and Out in Paradise: East - West - Sex - Death","description":"Luke Williams flies to Kuala Lumpur coming down off crystal meth without plans or much cash. He is in Asia for three years. He spends time working as a prostitute in Pattaya, eats snake heart in Vietnam, consults an American medium in Ubud, and explores the eye-popping red light scenes in Jakarta and the Philippines. Along the way, he encounters other Westerners who go to Asia for the things they can't find at home - riches, wives, ladyboys, cheap living and even cheaper drugs, cults, spices, mountains, tropical beaches, beach gigolos, 'self-esteem' necklaces, and ascended masters. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLuke fully immerses himself in every environment and encounter, going far beyond reportage, while aspects of his own history - his dreams, disappointments, urges, and his inherited struggle with mental illness - begin to catch up with him. He becomes addicted to Valium, is haunted by the past, and ends up in jail. Ultimately, Luke is confronted by what is and what was, and his own footprint upon it all.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Luke Williams\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1760685844\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781760685843\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Echo Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/03\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Luke Williams","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48519316111615,"sku":"9781760685843","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_80580610-aaff-4658-8e47-46bb24951ed6.jpg?v=1778737245","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/down-and-out-in-paradise-luke-williams-9781760685843","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}