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The year is 1921. Lesley Hamlyn and her husband, Robert, a lawyer and war veteran, are living at Cassowary House on the Straits Settlement of Penang. When “Willie” Somerset Maugham, a famed writer and old friend of Robert’s, arrives for an extended visit with his secretary Gerald, the pair threatens a rift that could alter more lives than one. Maugham, one of the great novelists of his day, is beleaguered: Having long hidden his homosexuality, his unhappy and expensive marriage of convenience becomes unbearable after he loses his savings—and the freedom to travel with Gerald.

In the tradition of celebrated wartime storytellers Somerset Maugham and Graham Greene, Tan Twan Eng's debut novel casts a powerful spell. For the first time, available as an audiobook -- The recipient of extraordinary acclaim from critics and the bookselling community, Tan Twan Eng's debut...

Malaysia 1921. Lesley Hamlyn lebt das äußerlich angenehme und gleichförmige Leben einer Frau der britischen Kolonialgesellschaft. Mit dem Eintreffen von Willie Somerset Maugham, einem alten Freund ihres Ehemanns Robert, kehrt Lebendigkeit in das Haus zurück und Erlebnisse der Vergangenheit drängen an die Oberfläche. Somerset Maugham ist zu diesem Zeitpunkt ein berühmter Schriftsteller, jedoch getrieben von Sorgen und Ängsten.