Playing Lady Gaga, Being Nan Pau

Steve Tolbert

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Lacuna Publishing
11 April 2017

Crime & Mystery; Thriller & suspense; Adventure; Bargains; Australian Fiction

When Burmese schoolgirl Mya Paw Wah commits a crime during a political protest in Yangon, she flees the city to avoid the fate of her father and brother - one a political prisoner, the other killed in the police action against the protest.

Military Intelligence agents, human traffickers, landmines and snakes are among the dangers Mya faces in her journey to Karen State, near the Thai border, to find her exiled mother. To survive, she plays many roles - bar-girl, novice nun, military porter, teacher - some by choice, others forced on her, as she struggles to overcome anger and despair, and maintain hope for a better life.

Tasmanian schoolboy Nick Stanish comes to Thailand looking for his missing brother - an aid worker at a medical clinic for Karen refugees - and to avoid dealing with a guilty secret. Seeking answers in the Snake Skin nightclub, he instead finds the local Lady Gaga - the club's star entertainer - and is drawn into a world of sex slavery and drug smugglers - and possibly love.

Playing Lady Gaga, Being Nan Pau is a compelling tale of survival and redemption, of actions and consequences, and of the best and worst of humanity.

By: Steve Tolbert
Imprint: Lacuna Publishing
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 17mm
Weight: 422g
ISBN: 9781922198280
ISBN 10: 1922198285
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 11 April 2017
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Steve Tolbert migrated from America to Australia a week before Christmas 1969, when there was an a teacher shortage in this country. He taught in high schools in Leichhardt (NSW), Derby and Kwinana (WA) and, from 1975, in various places in Tasmania. In 2008 Tolbert retired from teaching. He enjoys reading, walking on the beach with his labrador, travelling with his wife, camping, and visiting his daughter with the both of them. His other big interests are Asia and writing fiction. His stories, set in various Asian countries or featuring Asians in Australia, deal with themes of spiritualism, culture clash and cultural adjustment. Tolbert is the author of 9 young adult novels published between 1991 and 2010 and a book of short stories for teens: see http://www.southcom.com.au/~stolbert/ for more information. Playing Lady Gaga, Being Nan Pau (Lacuna 2017) is his first adult novel.