{"product_id":"9780375724619","title":"W. Somerset Maugham - Christmas Holiday","description":"\u003cp\u003eWritten by W. Somerset Maugham. Themes include France_Fiction, Paris (France)_Fiction, Fiction_Action \u0026amp; Adventure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll books at Vastela are pre-owned. Condition varies from good to near-new. No book is sold in unacceptable condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vastela Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58003872514422,"sku":null,"price":3.0,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0707\/7144\/1981\/files\/9780375724619.jpg?v=1780408269","url":"https:\/\/www.vastelabooks.com\/products\/9780375724619","provider":"Vastela Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}