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The Headmaster's Wager
Häftad bok. Random House. 2013. 441 s. Häftad. 20x13,5cm. 440 gram.
Mycket gott skick. ? A novel set against the turmoil of the Vietnam War. Percival Chen is the headmaster of the most respected English school in Saigon. He is also a bon vivant, a compulsive gambler and an incorrigible womanizer. A riveting story of love, betrayal and sacr läs mer … läs mer
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- ISBN
- 9780307986481
- Titel
- The Headmaster'S Wager
- Författare
- Vincent Lam
- Förlag
- Random House USA
- Utgivningsår
- 2013
- Bandtyp
- Häftad
- Mått
- 138 x 205 mm Ryggbredd 30 mm
- Vikt
- 420 g
- Språk
- English
- Baksidestext
- From internationally acclaimed and bestselling author Vincent Lam comes a superbly crafted, highly suspenseful, and deeply affecting novel set against the turmoil of the Vietnam War. Percival Chen is the headmaster of the most respected English school in Saigon. He is also a bon vivant, a compulsive gambler and an incorrigible womanizer. Well accustomed to bribing government officials, he is quick to spot the business opportunities rife in a divided country. He devotedly ignores all news of conflict, choosing instead to read the faces of his opponents at high-stakes mahjong tables. But when his only son gets in trouble with the Vietnamese authorities, Percival is forced to send him away. In the loneliness that follows, Percival finds solace in Jacqueline, a beautiful woman of mixed French and Vietnamese heritage, and Laing Jai, a son born to them on the eve of the Tet offensive. Percival's new-found happiness is precarious, and as the complexities of war encroach further and further into his world. Blessed with intriguingly flawed characters moving through a richly drawn historical and physical landscape, The Headmaster's Wager is a riveting story of love, betrayal and sacrifice.
9780307986481
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