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Buy the selected items together. Only 1 left in stock. Ships from and sold by Omnibooks. Sold by Cloudtail India and ships from Amazon Fulfillment. Windows 10 is likely to see some major changes and new innovative features in the months or years to come. Nov 01, Heads You Win is the incredible and thrilling novel by the master storyteller and bestselling author of the Clifton Chronicles and Kane and Abel, Jeffrey Archer. Leningrad, Russia, I enjoyed reading Heads You Win and look forward to whats next from this author or this series.

Copy provided by St. Martin's Press via Netgalley Jan 15, Barbara rated it it was ok. Perhaps if one doesn't usually read great writing, poor writing doesn't scream out. Archer's writing just screamed at me -bad, bad, bad. Sometimes I find it easier to describe what good writing is than what is lacking in poor writing. Poor character development, predictability, cliches - just a few things that drove me crazy in this book. I would have given the book 1 star, but since I kept turning the pages and wanted to know how it ended, I figured 2 stars was more accurate.

Since I think one a Perhaps if one doesn't usually read great writing, poor writing doesn't scream out. Since I think one always learns something from even a disliked book, I now appreciate my preferred authors more and will not make the mistake of reading another Archer book. View all 11 comments. Heads You Win is one of critically-acclaimed, bestselling author Jeffrey Archer's most imaginative novel to date and takes advantage of the sliding doors theme whereby the outcomes of two separate paths that a character could take are shown.

Here, it manifests itself as a life-changing moment in which young Alexander Karpenko and his mother flip a coin on the docks to decide whether they board a boat and emigrate to Great Britain or the United States after his father was murdered by the KGB. The Heads You Win is one of critically-acclaimed, bestselling author Jeffrey Archer's most imaginative novel to date and takes advantage of the sliding doors theme whereby the outcomes of two separate paths that a character could take are shown.

There are also plenty of ruminations on the social and political climate in Russia, America and The United Kingdom in This is a novel that is full of shocks and unexpected surprises that, at times, had my jaw on the floor! At a wonderfully frenetic pace, we galloped along through this intriguing tale. The characterisation was superb, as it always is in Archer's work, three dimensional and complex, you get none of those flat characters that are flooding the publishing market.

The different settings are vivid and exquisitely described, this novel has so much going for it besides the parallel stories working side by side. The ending was also very enjoyable and a fitting way to conclude, I certainly did not expect to be that gobsmacked! Many thanks to Macmillan for an ARC. I was not required to post a review, and all thoughts and opinions expressed are my own. Another great piece of storytelling by top author Jeffrey Archer. Rarely disappointed by his books and this latest novel is another excellent story.

The more I read of this novel the bigger my appetite to find out more. Well written, good characters and a plot expertly crafted for maximum enjoyment. Alexander Karpenko is a child in Leningrad, Russia, and he is easily identifiable as a leader in the making. But his future plans take a sudden turn when his father is assassinated by the KGB for Another great piece of storytelling by top author Jeffrey Archer.

But his future plans take a sudden turn when his father is assassinated by the KGB for defying the state. There is little alternative other than for Alexander and his mother to escape from Russia if they hope to survive.

When they reach the docks, they are forced to choose between boarding a container ship bound for America, or Great Britain. Alexander decides to toss a coin to decide and his future begins. The book then takes a twist when the story is told in alternate chapters following the journey for each of Alexanders choices.

This is not as confusing as it may seem with one version of Alexander adopting the name Sasha. Typically written in the Jeffrey Archer style with twists and suspense that made me read and read till the very end as soon as possible. I would like to thank Net Galley and Macmillan for supplying a copy of this novel in exchange for an honest review. View 2 comments. Worst book by this author. The book never explains how a Russian mother and her year-old son are given the choice between stowing away in a packing crate heading for either England or America.

They choose one of the crates and after climbing in the crate is Nailed shut. Some how or another, which is never explained, two crates on two different ships are opened and mother and son step out. They go on to lead sepa Worst book by this author. They go on to lead separate lives in two different countries, but both lives are similar. When the uncle dies in Russia both sets of mother and son are asked by the family to read eulogies at the uncles funeral.

So the mystery is never solved. But of course, Jeffrey Archer always has a twist at the end of his books. Typically, the twist is awesome right? Well not this time. Oct 10, Paul rated it it was ok. 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.

View all 6 comments. Alexander and his morher must leave Russia, after their lives are endangered by the perfidy of friend, Vladimir. There are 2 ships they can take, one going to England and the other to the USA. The unbelievable success that the characters find actually fly against realities and make this book little more than a complicated fairy tale.

Ultimately, Alexander, no longer divided returns to Russia to fulfill his destiny, with a totally absurd ending. Sorry, to be negative but as a fan of Jeffrey Archer, I was really disappointed in this book. View all 4 comments. To me, it felt as if the structure of The Clifton Chronicles had been copied and paste into Russian settings. I don't want to give away any spoilers, especially for readers who have not read Archer before but I found the whole thing a little too predictable following a formula that I've seen before.

I think I would only feel comfortable recommending this book to re I really wanted to love this book because I loved The Clifton Chronicles Series, but unfortunately, I didn't enjoy as much as I hoped. I think I would only feel comfortable recommending this book to readers that have not read The Clifton Chronicles before. View all 5 comments. An interesting story.

Have you ever wondered what would have happened if you had made a different choice at some point in your life? This novel explores that idea. The story opens in in Leningrad, Russia. Alexander Karpenko is a very intelligent youth. He dreams of becoming the first democratically elected president of Russia. Alexander's father is a foreman on the docks who is attempting to unionize his co-workers on the docks.

That effort targets him for assassination by the KGB. Alexander An interesting story. Alexander's uncle, who also works on the docks, persuades his sister that she and Alexander have to flee Leningrad. There are two ships that will be leaving Leningrad when an important football match is taking place. He has bribed the captain to allow Alexander and his mother to stowaway. When they get to the docks Alexander flips a coin to decide which ship to get on. The destination of one ship is London. The other ship is bound for New York City.

From this point on the novel diverges into two different stories. One follows young Alexander and his mother as they embark on a new life in New York City. The other follows their new life in London Initially I found this a little confusing but soon settled in and followed the two different story lines. It was a little amusing when Sasha traveled to New York and encountered people who knew Alex and when Alex traveled to London and encountered people who knew Sasha.

Would Alex and Sasha meet? It was at these moments when I started to wonder if I was reading a science fiction novel instead of a historical fiction novel. Overall an entertaining story. At times while reading this novel it had me thinking what if I had made different choices during my life. What would have happened and where would I be? I am utterly confused. Throughout the book, and in the premise, the impression is that it is the same person whose story is written from 2 different perspective.

How then do people who know one come across the other? They are supposed to be same person Life1 and Life I am only left with this one headbanging confusion in the end View all 17 comments. Second, this is ONE of my favorite authors as he never disappoints in writing about good and evil in politics as in life in general.

And how is that? That is the question. Amazingly, Mr. Archer writes a little bit different from his past novels that I have read. Interestingly enough, he and his mother decide where to go and which boat to take How often have we decided things in this manner? Heads, New York. Tails, London. And thus the adventure begins Jeffrey Archer knows his history of politics in Britain and business in America.

Which gives this story an appeal like no other. Trials and tribulations, love with wrong then right, unsavory characters and men of honor. You learn a lot through each of these situations and always ROOT for your protagonist! If you are a fan of Jeffrey Archer, this is another hit!!!!

The story is exciting throughout Thanks to NetGalley and St. I found the structure of the book a little confusing at first. I have never been able to fathom the British Parliamentary system and I tried not to zone out during those sections. I really enjoyed the descriptions of the changes in Russia and lack of them over the years and the excursions into the art world.

There were times while I was reading that I was contemplating a 3 star review but upped it to 4 stars for the clever,surprising ending which I should have anticipated. All the clues were there and the author played fair but it still came as a shock to me. The plot centres around a young boy barely in his teens, Alexander Kapenko, and his mother. As a boy Alexander shows high intelligence, good scholarship and leadership abilities.

He has a boyhood acquaintance who has no ambition for higher education, but has a goal to become a member of the KGB through duplicity or any means necessary.

After the death of the father Alexander and his mother must flee Russia in fear of their lives. They are helped by an uncle who works at the shipyard.

Two shipping containers rest on the dock, one bound for England and one bound for America. They must choose their destination and do so by the toss of a coin. When two paths in life diverge one wonders what would happen if one chose differently. They hide inside one of the containers. The story now splits into two separate parts. Some chapters show what life would be like for Alexander growing up and as a man in New York.

We also follow him, called Sasha in London. In both settings the stories show burning ambition and paths to success in adulthood, but with roadblocks, obstructions, treachery and jealousy from others along the way.

Luckily in both stories there are strong friendships formed. There was a lot of suspense in the story wondering how the many setbacks could be overcome and what the outcome would be for the adult. Highly recommended for anyone who loves a good story which mixes history, business and politics and a surprising conclusion. View all 3 comments. I still don't understand that ending, and I don't think I ever will. And as for the oh so shocking bit twist the blurb promises?

I laughed so hard. Honestly… Other than that, this book mostly bore me to tears. Excellent narration aside it IS read by the wonderful Richard Armitage, after all - the only reason I picked this up , I just couldn't possibly care less. Also, if you're going to explore two lives, is it two much to ask to NOT hear basically the same story twice?

I mean. Whenever one thi I still don't understand that ending, and I don't think I ever will. Whenever one thing happened to Alex, it would happen to Sasha a chapter or two later. Whether it was getting arrested, or getting married, or going into politics.

One political campaign is boring enough for me, but two? Ugh… It was also just all going way too smoothly for these two until the end , and I never felt invested in their lives. Two stories about a young boy who escaped from Russia could've been so interesting, exploring life in a new country as a refugee, but these two were basically handed everything on a silver platter if you ask me.

Dec 02, Nelson rated it did not like it.