TY - BOOK AU - Sukrungruang,Ira TI - This jade worldIra Sukrungruang T2 - American lives SN - 9781496228857 AV - DS589 .T457 2021 KW - Sukrungruang, Ira KW - Thai Americans KW - Thailand KW - Chiang Mai KW - Biography KW - Man-woman relationships KW - Florida KW - Illinois KW - Electronic Books N1 - 2; Cover --; Title Page --; Copyright Page --; Contents --; Acknowledgments --; The First --; I --; I Am Sad --; In 1997 --; Touch --; A Brief History of Sex --; Stupid Men --; This Bed That Was Not My Bed --; Mount Crested Butte --; July 10 --; II --; After the Hysterectomy --; The Gastropub --; Sex Education --; The Abyss --; The Impossible Dream --; The Red Balloon --; Giggles --; July 10 --; III --; What I Want --; Bed, Bath, and Beyond --; The Sleep of the Restless --; It's Raining --; July 10 --; IV --; Ruins --; Fortune --; July 10 --; V --; Inked --; Flesh of the Land --; Man Baby --; The Talk of the Body --; July 10 --; VI; Monarchs and Memory --; The Broken Hearts Club --; To Have, to Hold --; Flowers --; Michael Chang --; Signs --; July 10 --; VII --; At the Border --; Balance --; Lesbians --; Invisible Partners --; July 10 --; VIII --; Okay --; That Long Couch --; Goodbye --; IX --; The Next Life; 2; b N2 - Through ancient temples and the lush greenery of Thailand, to the confines of a stranger's bed and a devouring couch, This Jade World chronicles a year of mishap, exploration and experimentation, self-discovery, and eventually healing. It questions the very nature of love and heartbreak, uncovering the vulnerability of being human UR - httpss://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=2985998&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 ER -