# Cakes And Ale

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- Authors: [William Somerset Maugham](https://www.bookquiver.com/william-somerset-maugham)
- Publisher: vintage_classics
- ISBN: 978-00-9928-277-8
- Pages: 224
- Published: 2009-07-02
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY NICHOLAS SHAKESPEARE Cakes and Ale is both a wickedly satirical novel about contemporary literary poseurs and a skilfully crafted study of freedom. As he traces the fortunes of Edward Driffield and his extraordinary wife Rosie, one of the most delightful heroines of twentieth-century literature, Maugham's sardonic wit and lyrical warmth expertly combine in this accomplished and unforgettable novel.