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Fast-Paced Book:Love and Loss in Vietnam

Destination: Vietnam

Book: The Headmaster’s Wager(New August 2012) by Vincent Lam 

Cholon Street today
Cholon Street today borrowed from the Vincent Lam website.

Perhaps books like this should come with a warning–“Dinner may be late and laundry will remain dirty.” Once I started The Headmaster’s Wager, I was reluctant to stop for minor interruptions like answering the telephone or eating dinner.  It  plunged me into an unknown world.  I cared deeply about the characters. To add to the impressive credentials, although the author has written other books, this is his first novel. Continue reading Fast-Paced Book:Love and Loss in Vietnam