I love a good tragedy. And though this story is tragic, it is so real, so palpable that you are immediately drawn in. The verse is exquisite, sometimes unbearably so and you seem to choke on your heartbeat. The movie gave quite a different version, it appealed more to the popular romance. But Maugham didn't write this as a romance, it was a brave thing to write a novel like this, it debunks the popular romance. And that is exactly why it is a masterpiece in my eyes.
A truly lovely read; majestic, poignant, and eternal.
J.L.Wills
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