Verlag | Random House UK |
Auflage | 2022 |
Seiten | 240 |
Format | 12,9 x 19,8 x 1,5 cm |
B-format paperback | |
Gewicht | 195 g |
Artikeltyp | Englisches Buch |
Reihe | Vintage Deco |
EAN | 9781784878047 |
Bestell-Nr | 78487804UA |
'She was a fool and he knew it and because he loved her it had made no difference'
Kitty Fane is the beautiful but shallow wife of Walter, a bacteriologist stationed in Hong Kong. Unsatisfied by her marriage, she starts an affair with charming, attractive and exciting Charles Townsend. But when Walter discovers her deception, he exacts a strange and terrible vengeance: Kitty must accompany him to his new posting in remote mainland China, where a cholera epidemic rages...
VINTAGE DECO: Nine blazing, daring novels to celebrate the 1920s - 100 years on.
Rezension:
Reveals many of Maugham's strengths: an understanding of women, meticulous craftsmanship and raw emotion' Daily Mail