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Cakes and Ale : Or, The Skeleton in the Cupboard
Cakes and Ale Or The Skeleton in the Cupboard
Author: W. Somerset Maugham
ISBN-13: 9780140006513
ISBN-10: 0140006516
Publication Date: 6/30/1977
Pages: 208
Rating:
  • Currently 3.4/5 Stars.
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3.4 stars, based on 5 ratings
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Book Type: Paperback
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amichai avatar reviewed Cakes and Ale : Or, The Skeleton in the Cupboard on + 368 more book reviews
Read beautifully by Neil Hunt.

from Wikipedia:

"In 1958 Maugham stated in a CBC interview that Cakes and Ale was his favourite of all his novels.

Cakes and Ale: or, the Skeleton in the Cupboard (1930) is a novel by British author William Somerset Maugham. Maugham exposes the misguided social snobbery leveled at the character Rosie Driffield (Edward's first wife), whose frankness, honesty and sexual freedom make her a target of conservative propriety."

I really enjoyed listening to this beautifully written book that deals with society (class), art and sexuality in 1920s England with sly humor.