Kelly - The Bar girl who would be president. Kelly is a reject, driven to prostitution, in Asia where that is often the best - some might say only - option for poor uneducated girls. A friend is killed by a local politician's son - and nobody cares a damn except a grieving Kelly. This all too familiar incident sets off a train of events that lead to Kelly seeking the highest political appointment. Kelly, is guided by an expat mentor who gets the idea in her head to avenge the friend's death by running for local government. From there we are led, one page-turning underhanded political trick after the next, to watch Kelly grow as a true politician and a voice for the people of Ramage. It's an inspiring story and will certainly ring true to anybody who is familiar with life in SE Asia. Sam Worthington has lived in Asia for years and weaves a very plausible story from this unlikely beginning. This book has it all sex, drugs, rock and roll, corruption, prostitution, death and violence as the raw under belly of Asia is explored.