![]() He’s gruff and bad mannered and blunt and cares for nothing except exercising his creative inclinations. Over the course of the novel, he gets to know Strickland quite well - and it soon becomes apparent he’s not a particularly nice person. The story is told through the eyes of an acquaintance, a young writer, who initially meets Strickland through his wife. The rumour mill suggests he left his wife in London for another woman in France, but that is not the case: aged 40, he left her to free up his life to become a painter. ![]() ![]() The Moon and Sixpence is about a man called Charles Strickland who forsakes everything - including his wife, children and a lucrative job as a stockbroker - in the pursuit of a dream. Somerset Maugham is a consummate storyteller and this novel, which was first published in 1919, is no exception. Fiction – Kindle edition Vintage Digital 226 pages 2008. ![]()
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