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THE HEADMASTER’S WAGER, by Vincent Lam

September 20, 2012

A CHINESE EXPATRIATE in wartime Saigon seeks security and a safe future for his son. Exquisite, touching novel.

Grade: A MINUS

THE HEADMASTER'S WAGER
Crown
2012

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THE REEDUCATION OF CHERRY TRUONG, by Aimee Phan

March 24, 2012

THE GREAT VIETNAMESE-AMERICAN NOVEL may be this tale of a family fragmented by secrets as much as by diaspora.

Grade: A MINUS

THE REEDUCATION OF CHERRY TRUONG: A NOVEL
St. Martin's Press
2012

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