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Ian T. Proud

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in Southampton, The United Kingdom

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Ian Proud was Head of Political Section at the British Embassy in Bangkok when the Boxing Day tsunami struck in 2004. He was the first to leave the embassy with the Ambassador on a 900 km drive to the disaster zone and remained there initially for thirteen days before his first break. Following this he continued to work on disaster recovery in southern Thailand on a permanent basis through the months that followed.

‘As part of my diplomatic role in Thailand I found myself overseeing on-the-ground response to the 2004 tsunami. I didn’t have any training for something of that magnitude, it was unprecedented. The work was relentless, the pressure unlike anything I’d experienced, and the emotional toll brutal. The experience haunts me and I sti ...more

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Average rating: 4.23 · 52 ratings · 29 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors

	Searching: A love story 4.64 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2026 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Misfit in Moscow: How British diplomacy in Russia failed: 2014-2019 3.84 avg rating — 25 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Love and healing: Searching, the origin story

I wrote Searching because of a love of love stories, fueled by seeing real-life heartbreak and devastation in my work as a British diplomat.

When it comes to books and movies, there is nothing I like more than a love story. It is a joke among my kids that when they go off to visit grandparents for a few days, I binge watch romantic movies with happy endings. If you are reading this, then I feel ce Read more of this blog post »

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Published on June 05, 2026 03:15 • Tags: book-club, emotional-romance, heartfelt-story, tear-jerker, true-love

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Ian Proud liked MRS ANNE's review of Searching: A love story: "A real page turner.It begins with being introduced to two almost too good to be true characters Hatty and Monty but before long the story explodes.It explores love,especially unconditional love against a backdrop of the tsunami disaster, personal tra" Read more of this review »
Jul 07, 2026 12:17AM · see review
Ian Proud made a comment on John Monro’s review of Searching: A love story " Thanks so much John - I really appreciate your thoughtful review. "
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Ian Proud and 1 other person liked John Monro's review of Searching: A love story: "I enjoyed reading this story, it was a first effort to write a novel by Ian Proud, but previously I read his "Misfit in Moscow" - more a kind of informal diary of his experiences as a diplomat assigned to Moscow in the British Embassy 2014-2019, in t" Read more of this review »
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Ian Proud made a comment on Sarah Palmer’s review of Searching: A love story " Thanks so much, Sarah. x "
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Ian Proud liked Sarah Palmer's review of Searching: A love story: "A gentle but emotional tale of heartache and love. Having had friends who experienced the Tsunami on Boxing Day, I could transport myself to the very heart of the tragedy and embrace all of the characters emotions. A happy ending which is always a go" Read more of this review »
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Ian Proud made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — This book is not mine, please move it (part 20) topic " Hello there, The following book, title Searching: a love story, is my work but appears on a profile that I don't own but with a similar name to mind - ...more "
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