The Headmasters Wager
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The Headmasters Wager by Vincent Lam
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.‘A first novel of astonishing force, craft and beauty, The Headmaster's Wager conjures up a dizzyingly evocative wartime Saigon in the story of Percival Chen, a Chinese schoolmaster in VietnamThis extraordinary book made me weep. Read it’ Janice Y.K. Lee, author of The Piano Teacher
‘Sumptuously plotted…Lam goes for the jugular, combining an operatic love story…with evocations of Vietnam’s occupation by the Japanese and the later horrors of the Viet Cong’ New York Times Book Review
‘A masterfully paced exploration of a world convulsed by war, wherein faith and reason no longer hold sway…[Lam] depicts a world caught in an implacable cycle of violence, leavened only by the grace of a father's love’ Publishers Weekly
‘Hugely impressive…powerful and engrossing…The Headmaster’s Wager has the makings of a masterpiece’ The Globe and Mail
Dr Vincent Lam was born in London, Ontario. His family is from the expatriate Chinese community of Vietnam. He studied medicine in Toronto and is an emergency physician. He lives in Toronto with his wife and children. www.vincentlam.ca
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| ISBN 13 | 9780007263837 |
| ISBN 10 | 000726383X |
| Title | The Headmasters Wager |
| Author | Vincent Lam |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Year published | 2013-04-11 |
| Number of pages | 400 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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