The Adversary

Set in the early 1980s, Roland, a young chef, emerges from a long shift and walks to his girlfriend Lena's apartment. He discovers she's gone and her place is empty. Where is she? Accidentally, he discovers she's left for Thailand. He quits his job and, embarking upon a path he never anticipated, attempts to find her.

As experienced through the eyes of Roland and many people he meets, the reader journeys from the thriving streets of Hong Kong to bustling Bangkok, from the idyllic islands of ...