Siamese Memoirs takes the reader on a journey that begins with Pimsai’s early childhood in Bangkok to her growing up with the entourage of King Rama VII in England during his exile, and her subsequent return to Siam as a young Oxford graduate after the Second World War. The compelling narrative is interwoven with recollections by her son, Ping, who provides insights into his mother’s unfinished story while attempting to come to terms with the tragedy that befell their family.