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The moon and sixpence, 1944, 204 pages, william somerset. In this book, based on the life of the artist paul gaugin maugham follows the life of charles strickland, a rather dull and uninspiring london stockbroker leaves his wife and possessions to go to france, and later tahiti to follow an ambition to express himself in painting. Search for a particular title, or just click on any book that looks interesting. Oct, 2009 lost in the city received the penhemingway award for best first fiction and was a national book award finalist. The narrator, crabbe, knows a man named charles strickland for a few years, and many years later, strickland becomes a famous painter. Home ipi ebooks download free ebooks in psychotherapy. Sixpence house is the bookworms answer to a year in provence. Somerset maugham, nov 29, 2005, fiction, 240 pages. His ten books have been translated into a dozen languages, and include sixpence house. Maisie longs to become a famous detective like her hero, gilbert carrington. If youve ever dreamed of owning your own used book store or of going to the. Everyone seemed to be talking, and i, sitting in silence, felt awkward.
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