by Vincent Lam
This is the story about a Chinese Headmaster who is operating an English Language School in Vietnam prior to and during the Vietnam war. It is not just his story, it is the story of his father, his grandfather and his son.
The Headmaster has a gambling problem and almost loses the school on several occasions. He sends his son off to China, thinking that will save him from military service in Vietnam. He does not know the life he is sending his son to in China which is undergoing the cultural revolution.
In the end he offers everything he has to get his son out of China, with tragic consequences. The Headmaster learns things he did not really want to know about his lover, his son, and his right-hand man.
This was a fascinating story, one of the best books I have read in a long time. I know the story will remain with me for a long time.
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