{"product_id":"christmas-holiday-w-somerset-maugham-paperback-2","title":"Christmas Holiday -- W. Somerset Maugham, Paperback","description":"For Christmas, Charley Mason's father granted him a trip to Paris, all expenses paid. It should have been a lark, but on his first night Charley meets a woman whose story will forever change his life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor Lydia has seen tragedy. The Russian Revolution displaced her family, left her homeless, fatherless. And for reasons that elude Charley, Lydia pines for a man half a world away--a dope dealer and murderer whose sins Lydia seeks to absolve through her own self- destruction. Haunting, erotic, deeply effecting, \u003cb\u003eChristmas Holiday\u003c\/b\u003e explores two souls capsized by compassion--and the confusion that engulfed a generation in the days between the Great Wars.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e W. Somerset Maugham\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Knopf Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/05\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.19w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780375724619\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2001 pg. 138\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eW. Somerset Maugham was one of the twentieth century's most popular novelists as well as a celebrated playwright, critic, and short story writer. He was born in Paris but grew up in England and served as a secret agent for the British during World War I. He wrote many novels, including the classics \u003cb\u003eOf Human Bondage\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eThe Razor's Edge\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eCakes and Ale\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eChristmas Holiday\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eThe Moon and Sixpence\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eTheatre\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eUp at the Villa\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"W. Somerset Maugham","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46120216756452,"sku":"9780375724619","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9780375724619.jpg?v=1741033316","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/christmas-holiday-w-somerset-maugham-paperback-2","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}