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House of Doors | Tan Twan Eng
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Mehso-so

This book didn‘t make much sense. Maybe that was the point. We often divulge secrets to complete strangers feeling naked and free and oh so daring. At the same time, we get caught up in an affair so flat and fleeting it just fades away. We move to a new country and call it our home as a foreigner that never makes it so. We feel compelled to set the record straight and to be remembered, thinking it matters, while not being able to articulate why.

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RamsFan1963
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Heideschrampf But wouldn‘t that be ever so boring? I like me a daring dresser 4y
RamsFan1963 @Heideschrampf Ever see Cam Newton's post-game outfits?? 4y
Heideschrampf @RamsFan1963 had to google cam newton, but now i‘m HERE. FOR. IT! 4y
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ladyonequestion
Mrs. Craddock | Somerset Maugham
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From the cover of the Penguin edition. What happens when a stubborn, passionate woman marries a pragmatic man who just wants a comfortable life and there is no chance of divorce? Bertha and Edward are undoubtedly extremes, but this is well observed and quite ahead of its time in the way Bertha is portrayed. Heartbreaking and frustrating at times, particularly the way Bertha's friends react to a tragedy she suffers.

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Redheadrambles
Collected Short Stories | W. Somerset Maugham
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Pickpick

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Oddly I am not panning this even though it had me in fits of pique about his casual misogyny, racism, and classism. It certainly cannot be criticised for being dull. Maugham is a veritable storyteller and he paints a picture of the fading era of British colonialism in Malaysia and beyond and if nothing else it‘s a great travel narrative. It‘s just very dated and every single female is terribly maligned, so much so it is almost comedy.

Redheadrambles #Readharder2018- Book about colonialism or post-colonialism (edited) 6y
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Redheadrambles
Collected Short Stories | W. Somerset Maugham
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Some more old school thinking by the sometimes indefensible short stories of Somerset Maugham. This is kind of interesting as a record of historical thinking ?

ClairesReads Ugh definitely hopefully historical thinking 6y
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ephemeralwaltz
Collected Short Stories | William Somerset Maugham
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Hey @CSeydel is hosting a lovely LOW-BUDGET BOOKSWAP for July all about Short Story Collections!

I need to read more because they aren't my usual genre so I just signed up!! 👏👏👏👏

Head over to her page for details, it's going to be lots of fun! 🎉🎉🎉

CSeydel Woo hoo! Thanks for joining in, and for sharing! 6y
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Redheadrambles
Collected Short Stories | W. Somerset Maugham
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Old Maugham knows how to cheer a girl right up... between this and all the assaults to modern notions of class privilege, ageism, colonialism not to mention his hatred of anybody that is not lithe - it‘s a challenging read.

Redwritinghood Well, that book sounds fun. 😁 I read a couple of his novels but never short stories. Look forward to your review. 6y
Redheadrambles @Redwritinghood I am kind of warming to him like you do with crotchety world weary old men when they occasionally come out with words of wisdom 6y
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Redheadrambles
Collected Short Stories | W. Somerset Maugham
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That happy coincidence when you realise your baking matches your book😀

Cinfhen Yum 😋 6y
MyBookLife They both look good!!! 6y
ClairesReads Omg this looks perfect all round 6y
Neale You have the colour just right. Ver artistic, Trudie. 😊 6y
Redwritinghood 😋😋 6y
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Martita1980
The Moon and the Sixpence | W. Somerset Maugham
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