Book Beginnings on Friday is a weekly meme hosted by Gilion at Rose City Reader. Hop on over there to get a linky to share the first sentence (or so) of the book you are reading, along with your initial thoughts about the sentence, impressions of the book, or anything else the opener inspires.

Opening sentences from The Headmaster’s Wager by Vincent Lam:

1930, Shantou, China
On a winter night shortly after the New year festivities, Chen Kai sat on the edge of the family kang, the brick bed. He settled the blanket around his son.

My thoughts: Oh, good – historical fiction! It will be interesting to see how this plays into a setting in Viet Nam, and into both the headmaster, and to his wager.

P.S. Gilion is also hosting a leap-frog giveaway for Dry Rot, a Sage Adair Historical Mystery by S.L. Stoner. Visit her blog to find out how you can win!