Christmas Holiday - Softcover

Maugham, W. Somerset

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0375724613 ISBN 13: 9780375724619

Publisher: Vintage, 2000

Synopsis

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.

For 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, Christmas Holiday explores two souls capsized by compassion--and the confusion that engulfed a generation in the days between the Great Wars.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

“The modern writer who has influenced me the most.” – George Orwell

About the Author:

W. 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 Of Human Bondage, The Razor's Edge, Cakes and Ale, Christmas Holiday, The Moon and Sixpence, Theatre, and Up at the Villa.

About this edition

• Publisher: Vintage
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0375724613
• ISBN 13: 9780375724619
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320