Heads You Win

Product Information

Hardly surprising,” said Konstantin. “Otherwise he’d have no chance of joining the KGB, which is the natural habitat for that particular piece of pond life.” Archer has other works that are definitely worth a read if you enjoy this genre, but Heads You Win is not one I would recommend. It’s just that your father would be so proud if you won the Lenin Scholarship.” She put down the potato and placed the peel to one side. Nothing would be wasted. “You know, if it hadn’t been for the war, your father would have gone to university.” Thuli Madonsela speaks about the importance of SA's political future in The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. I read very few political thrillers, but for Archer I make an exception. From the beginning one is aware that they are in the hands of a author who has perfected his craft, has a firm grasp of his characters and the plot. His prose is written with clarity, his storyline flows seamlessly. What an unusual but perceptive, history in the making, storyline this turned out to be.

No. I believe in damned hard work and the following maxim: if you have energy and talent you’ll be a king; If you have energy and no talent you are still a prince; but if you have talent and no energy, you will be a pauper. There are two ships, two choices: England or the United States. He flips a coin. So where does he go? Archer imagines both fates, splitting Alexander in two and exploring both lives. In half of the novel, Alex and Elena travel to the United States. In the other half, Sasha and Elena disembark in England. Sasha’s voyage is more pleasant than Alex’s, perhaps because British seamen more civilized than Americans, but both versions of Alexander manage to survive and prosper, combining their natural talent with hard work to forge successful lives in their adopted countries. Sure his villains are a little one-dimensional, mainly motivated by greed, but I don't care. Show me a villain who isn't. And greed comes in many forms. There are people in here that would go penniless just to see someone else's demise. And yes! There are a lot of moments in this story where the mystery could have been savored just a tad bit longer, but hey... Archer understands we have things to do and lives to get on with.Stories about immigrants are particularly important in a time when so many American nationalists seem to have forgotten that they are only Americans because their ancestors were once welcomed as immigrants. Too many Americans also forget the role that immigrants have played in fighting the nation’s wars. Jeffrey Archer provides a powerful reminder of those facts in Heads You Win, a unique novel that explores the two paths a Russian refugee’s life might have followed, depending on whether he boarded a ship bound for England or the United States. See you in the morning,” said Vladimir, ignoring his friend’s jibe as he began to climb the remaining four flights.

Another clean sheet, well done,” said Konstantin. “Although you’re the best goalkeeper the school’s had in years, it’s still more important to win that scholarship. I assume you still haven’t heard anything?” To summarise, if that is possible: it was a great read with a slightly questionable ending – perhaps there was a publisher’s deadline looming? We also offer Children’s Pamper Parties for children aged 5 to 11 – very popular with both girls and boys!Because if Alexander is to win that scholarship and go to Moscow, he will have to be fluent in the language of our enemies.” In America, Alex and his mother are dependent on the apparent kindness of a Russian named Dimitri, a man Alex suspects to be a spy. But Alex’s biggest problem, apart from pursuing his dream of wealth while attending NYU, is the draft and Vietnam, a war that will haunt him for the rest of his life. This being America, Elena does not open a posh restaurant, but puts together a chain of pizza parlors. Because he’s a shifty little bastard, just like his father. Be sure you never trust him with a secret, because it will have been passed on to the KGB before you’ve reached home.” This book however, HEADS YOU WIN, is as it says on the cover...one man, two lives. And how is that? That is the question. Amazingly, Mr. Archer writes a little bit different from his past novels (that I have read).