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Book of the Week - The Secret Lives of Somerset Maugham - Episode 2

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Barbara Flynn reads from Selina Hastings' biography of Somerset Maugham, which sheds new light on his complex character. Still struggling to make ends meet, Maugham has a change of fortune when the manager of the Royal Court Theatre decides to stage his play, Lady Frederick. Abridged by Libby Spurrier. A Pier production for BBC Radio 4.