{"product_id":"the-headmasters-wager-1","title":"THE HEADMASTER'S WAGER - Vincent Lam","description":"\u003cp\u003e~ Trade Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePercival Chen is Headmaster at the most prestigious English school in Saigon, but he is also a bon vivant, a compulsive gambler, and an incorrigible womanizer.   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGiller Prize winner, and internationally acclaimed, bestselling author Vincent Lam presents \u003cem\u003eThe Headmaster's Wager\u003c\/em\u003e, a superbly crafted, highly suspenseful, and deeply affecting novel set against the turmoil of the Vietnam war that is blessed throughout with intriguingly flawed characters who move through a richly drawn historical and physical landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Lam combines elements of historical fiction, political thriller and domestic drama to present one of the 20th century's defining stories in a whole new way.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Headmaster's Wager\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is more than just an absorbing read. It's a testament and memorial in fiction to a community that no longer exists.\" -- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Gazette\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(Montreal)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Goodwill Bookstore - London Adelaide","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50655036539132,"sku":null,"price":5.49,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0532\/1166\/0466\/files\/20260616_110329_c5fc8723-b873-4795-8ee9-1a97d36d1497.jpg?v=1785421188","url":"https:\/\/gwbookstore-london.myshopify.com\/products\/the-headmasters-wager-1","provider":"Goodwill Bookstore - London Adelaide","version":"1.0","type":"link"}