The Moon and Sixpence

The Moon and SixpenceAuthor: W. Somerset Maugham ISBN: 9781513135731 Publisher: Mint Editions Year first published: 24 May 2022 Pages: 206 Format: Hardback The Moon and Sixpence (1919) is a novel by W. Somerset Maugham. Inspired by the life of French painter Paul Gauguin, Maugham set out to capture the disconnect between an artist's desire to create and their obligations to their loved ones and society. Praised for its multifaceted portrayal of tortured genius and wasted

Starring such fan favourites as Sgt Cryer (Eric Richard)

She certainly doesn't need reckless Joseph Webber working at her greenhouse to pay off a disastrous Rumspringa stunt

Lady Denham rediscovers an old flame from her youth and Edward insists that he's a new and reformed man - but will Augusta Markham's fortune be too irresistible a proposition

are examined through the multiple lenses of gender

Perfect for fans of Casey McQuiston and Alexandria Bellefleur

a cupcake food truck owner has always dreamed of owning her own bakery

and the Aesthetic Animal analyses this state of affairs and suggests an alternative a way for humanity to make itself into a new kind of animal

and scores of suspects to suspect

the book also points to a new way of understanding the uses and abuses of sacred power and the performative in an era of philosophical disorientation

[that swings] between Terry Pratchett's satirical jocularity and Angela Carter's sinister

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A compelling high-suspense police action drama series set against the magnificent backdrop of Sydney Harbour