The Lady In The Tree

Behind The Smile –  volume 4

ISBN: 9788835442578

The Lady in the Tree picks up seamlessly from the cliff-hanger ending of Maya – Illusion, continuing the complex, emotional journey of Lek and her close-knit circle of family and friends. Lek and Ayr remain strong business partners, running their farming ventures with increasing confidence — until a neighbouring rival threatens to destabilise everything they’ve built. Determined to protect their independence, the two women hatch a bold and dangerous plan. It’s so secretive they can’t even confide in their husbands. Meanwhile in Bangkok, Soom is thriving at university, but not without challenges. Her final exams loom on the horizon, and political unrest in the capital threatens to upend her carefully balanced world. As her personal struggles escalate, she finds herself questioning what success truly means — and what she’s willing to sacrifice for it. Craig, the British writer and long-time partner to Lek, is still working on his books. But when a quiet observation turns into a major realisation, he discovers that unfinished manuscripts are the least of his worries. As each character faces mounting internal and external pressures, wisdom arrives from an unlikely pair: an old friend and an elderly woman. Their guidance is uncannily similar — and strangely prophetic. Tension, secrecy, and emotional insight shape this fourth instalment in the Behind The Smile series. The Lady in the Tree explores loyalty, risk, and personal transformation in a world where the past is never as far away as it seems.

Read the first chapter here: The Lady in the Tree