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Title: Compellingly readable
Review: The tale of an older, successful woman who falls for a younger man. Also gives insights into a theatrical world which has now disappeared. The central character 'acts' her life and is herself only when alone. People accuse her of being artificial, but she never loses her inner honesty. The asexual relationship with her husband is touching. There's a gay subtext - Maugham was gay and probably fell in love with younger men more than once.
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