Cakes and Ale: or The Skeleton in the Cupboard

Of all Somerset Maugham¿s novels this is the most entertaining and arguably his best ever. Rosie is a barmaid with a heart of gold and a skeleton in her closet. Maugham¿s portrait of her makes his novel fairly glow with witty observations of the contemporary literary scene. Features Willie Ashenden, who resurfaces in Maugham¿s Ashenden.