| Winner Qantas/City of Brisbane Prize for Asia-Pacific Travel Writing Praise for 'Bamboo Palace' "Now this is what I call a travel book: a journey of exploration in the jungles of Laos, searching for the lost royal family... Kremmer wouldn't dream of casting himself as Marlow in Heart of Darkness, (but) for me it was hard to resist the image" -- Dianne Dempsey, The Age "Much like Kremmer's previous book, The Carpet Wars, this new work combines politics and history, and culture and travel, with a narrative that belts along" -- Paul Bailey, The Bulletin "Kremmer writes as though his own life depends on it, and it makes Bamboo Palace an immensely powerful account of Laos's tumultuous history and uncertain future" -- Patrick Cullen, Newcastle Herald "A definitive account" -- Milton Osbourne, Sydney Morning Herald "Bamboo Palace is an extraordinary book ... It reveals in graphic detail one of a tragic region’s most moving, and until now, secret stories. " -- Coaldrakes Books |