{"product_id":"9781783948291","title":"W. Somerset Maugham - The Making Of A Saint: \"The great tragedy of life is not that men perish, but that they cease to love.\"","description":"William Somerset Maugham was born on 25 January 1874 and was to become a playwright and novelist of staggering talent. Losing both his parents at age 10, he was raised by a paternal uncle. Maugham eventually trained and qualified as a doctor. The initial print run of his first novel,Liza of Lambeth, published in 1897, sold out so rapidly that Maugham gave up medicine to write full-time. His life was certainly full as the short biography at the end of this book will attest to, but it is also a life full of marvellous works and dedication to his art as 'The Making Of A Saint' reveals.","brand":"A Word To The Wise","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47052437815536,"sku":"9781783948291","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781783948291_p0.jpg?v=1763724676","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781783948291","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}