{"product_id":"9780375725029","title":"W. Somerset Maugham - Cakes and Ale","description":"\u003cp\u003eWritten by W. Somerset Maugham. Themes include Fiction, Satire, Historical, Humorous.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCakes and Ale\u003c\/b\u003e is a delicious satire of London literary society between the Wars. Social climber Alroy Kear is flattered when he is selected by Edward Driffield's wife to pen the official biography of her lionized novelist husband, and determined to write a bestseller. But then Kear discovers the great novelist's voluptuous muse (and unlikely first wife), Rosie. The lively, loving heroine once gave Driffield enough material to last a lifetime, but now her memory casts an embarrissing shadow over his career and respectable image.  Wise, witty, deeply satisfying, \u003cb\u003eCakes and Ale\u003c\/b\u003e is Maugham at his best.\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":58004181320054,"sku":null,"price":3.0,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0707\/7144\/1981\/files\/9780375725029.jpg?v=1780410268","url":"https:\/\/www.vastelabooks.com\/products\/9780375725029","provider":"Vastela Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}