Up the Line

About the Book

The trilogy is about a young and fresh out of university engineer who lands a job in SE Asia. Totally unknown territory for him. All the mishaps and mistakes and misunderstandings. Local ladies. Other expats. Beautiful ladies and some not so nice. Generally how he muddles his way through whilst employed by the UK government and not end up in jail. Beginnings is how it all came about and is based in the UK, learning curve is based in SE Asia, and all the confusion and mishaps. In Old Asia Hand, which is when he feels he has a handle and a firm grip on life in SE Asia, and how mistaken he can be.

About the Author

Kenneth J. Hall is a retired British mechanical engineer who has spent most of his adult life as a contractor, working around the world. Of latter years, he became rather selective in where he chose to work and with whom. As a result, he acquired a vast store of interesting knowledge and background information. His books draw upon this experience, and his characters are a mixture of composite persons with a large dose of pure fantasy. He has been heard to remark that writing is far better than real life as he can make his characters do exactly as he wishes. He now lives with his Indonesian wife and their teenage daughter in SE Asia and spends his time writing, sitting quietly in the sun, and drinking cold beer.