The Disallowed

'The Disallowed'

The Humorous Tale of a Contemporary Vampire Family

by Owen Jones

Heng Lee is a goatherd in the remote mountains north-east of Chiang Rai in northern Thailand, very close to the border with Laos. It is a tightly knit community where everyone knows one another.

Heng gets sick all of a sudden, but not too sick to take the goats out, until one day he has to go to see the local shaman, because he has started fainting.

There are no medical doctors in the vicinity and the Shaman has been good enough for most people for centuries.

The Shaman takes some specimens and comes to the conclusion that
Heng's kidneys have stopped functioning and so has little time left to live.

How will Heng's poor family survive, when he is told that his condition is incurable?

The battle is on to save Heng's life, but there are other forces at work too.

What will become of Heng, his family and the rest of the community, if he takes the Shaman's advice?

Backpacking is a large part of the story, so guaranteed to keep backpackers amused and wondering. Just the book to read at the end of a long day travelling, but don't read it in the dark, if you want to get to sleep later!

by +Owen Jones

Reviews of 'The Disallowed'

21st January 2014

Richard Wilkins.

'The Disallowed' is a vampire story with a difference, to say the least. Heng Lee is a vampire of a new kind and he and his family source his requirements in unusual ways. It is humorous in parts and well-worth reading. It is hard to say a lot more without giving too much away, you'll just have to read it yourself, but you'll be glad you did - I promise! :-)