" A very wry and stylish demolition of snobbish British literary circles in the 1930s in general and Thomas Hardy ('Ted Driffield') in particular.
" Very affecting look at an era of literature that was already a distant memory when this book was published. W.S.Maugham knows HOW to tell a story! This one's well equipped with sideswipes to once wellknown British writer contemporaries of this master of his guild adding some tasty spice to the work. This is a great read, but be ready for a jolt at the end. It was that, and the characters are great, but, the ending is really shocking and affected me for weeks. " I love Somerset Maugham and read this book when I was reading Thomas Hardy, as it was known at the time of publication as a roman a clef on Hardy and the literary scene after WW I. However, I kept pushing and soon found myself addicted to the story. " Really hard for me to get into- first couple chapters were a snoozer. Somerset Maugham, whatever he writes about. " This is a story of the narrator's account of his friendship with a woman of loose morals. Can't wait for The Secret Lives of Somerset Maugham, coming out in May. " This was very, very funny, and the unexpectedness of that made me like it even more.
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