Description

A beautifully constructed, extremely suspenseful, and deeply affecting debut novel about one man’s devotion to his country, his family and his heritage    Percival Chen may be the headmaster of the very respectable British academia in 1960s Saigon, and he's well familiar with bribing a forever-changing listing of government authorities to be able to keep up with the elite position of his college. Very happy with his Chinese history, he's quick to identify the company possibilities rife in a divided nation, although he also contains a weakness for gambling places and the ladies who frequent them. He devotedly ignores all information of the fighting that swirls around him, but when his only boy gets in big trouble with the Vietnamese experts, Percival encounters the limitations of his contacts and prosperity and is compelled to deliver him away.    In the isolation that uses, Percival finds comfort in Jacqueline, an attractive lady of mixed French and Vietnamese history whom he's in a position to confide in. But Percivalis new found joy is risky, and whilst the difficulties of battle encroach further into his world, he must face the misfortune of all he's declined to see.   Graced with intriguingly flawed but incredibly individual Figures going via a highly driven historic scenery, The Headmaster's Bet is definitely an unforgettable tale of betrayal, love and compromise.