Headmaster's Wagner

But when his only son gets in trouble with the Vietnamese authorities, Percival faces the limits of his connections and wealth and 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, he must confront the tragedy of all he has refused to see. 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.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Vincent Lam, Lam Vincent
• Verlag: Fourth Estate
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 11.04.2013
• EAN: 9780007263837
• ISBN: 978-0-00-726383-7
• Seiten: 400
• Abmessung: 129 mm x 198 mm x 24 mm
• Themen: Belletristik > Erzählende Literatur; Historical romance, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), FICTION / Literary, Espionage & spy thriller, Classic fiction (pre c 1945), FICTION / Thrillers / Military, FICTION / Mashups, FICTION / Thrillers / Suspense, FICTION / Thrillers / Historical, Cheshire, Narrative theme: Coming of age, Narrative theme: Love and relationships, Vietnam War fiction, Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Classic fiction: general and literary