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Ruthiella

I am looking forward to reading this. I have read Of Human Bondage, but that's it.

Chris

This will be my first Maugham too.

Alex in Leeds

Definitely not my first Maugham but I will join in to read with you for the first time, WSM is a favourite of mine and I've got a review going up next week of a collection of his essays. :)

litlove

I loved this when I read it - quite a long time ago now. I'll be very interested indeed to see what comes out of the discussion!

Elaine

Loved 'The Enchanted April' ! I need to look out for this one.

LizF

I have only read his short stories before and those a very long time ago, but always intended to read more.
Thank you for the impetus to actually do it!

Cornflower

Hurrah! I love it too.

Cornflower

You're welcome, Liz; I needed a little push myself.

Cornflower

So glad to hear you loved it, Victoria!

Cornflower

I'll look forward to reading that, Alex.

Cornflower

Good, I think, that some of us are coming to him for the first time while others are old Maugham hands.

Cornflower

I swithered over that one, Ruthiella, and then thought that perhaps fewer people would already have read The Razor's Edge so I plumped for it, but I'd very much like to read OHB myself.

Susie Vereker

Have definitely got this book, somewhere!

Cornflower

Good!

 Barbara MacLeod

Wonderful! Quite by chance I was perusing a friend's bookshelf last week and pulled this book out thinking it looked like a good read.

Cornflower

What a happy coincidence!

Karoline

Sounds interesting, I shall get my request in at the library. Maugham is someone I've always meant to read

Cornflower

Me too, and I do hope this is a good one.

Julie Fredericksen

I haven't received The Enchanted April yet. Yikes, time is closing in.

I read Of Human Bondage when I was a teen and probably didn't get much from it. I am looking forward to The Razor's Edge as I have known about it forever. I had better order it today to assure I am not hounding the mailman for that one too.

Cornflower

I hope The Enchanted April comes soon, Julie, but it is a quick read anyway.

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