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The Headmaster's Wager: a sweeping saga of love and betrayal
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Vietnam, 1966: headmaster Percival Chen presides over his English Academy in Saigon. Although in many ways his life is one of convention and tradition, the headmaster's weaknesses for women and the casino tables are well known to his colleagues, neighbors and even his teenage son, Dai Jai.
When a political protest led by Dai Jai catches the attention of the secret police Percival must pay a high price to keep his son safe. While Dai Jai is spirited out of the country, Percival hedges his bets and remains in Vietnam. Left behind in the deepening turmoil, Percival finds solace with Jacqueline, a beautiful woman of mixed French and Vietnamese heritage. But as the conflict intensifies, the time will come when the headmaster must confront the truths he once refused to see...
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