{"product_id":"christmas-holiday-9780375724619","title":"Christmas Holiday","description":"For Christmas, Charley Mason's father granted him a trip to Paris, all expenses paid. It should have been a lark, but on his first night Charley meets a woman whose story will forever change his life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor Lydia has seen tragedy. The Russian Revolution displaced her family, left her homeless, fatherless. And for reasons that elude Charley, Lydia pines for a man half a world away--a dope dealer and murderer whose sins Lydia seeks to absolve through her own self- destruction. Haunting, erotic, deeply effecting, \u003cb\u003eChristmas Holiday\u003c\/b\u003e explores two souls capsized by compassion--and the confusion that engulfed a generation in the days between the Great Wars.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eW. Somerset Maugham was one of the twentieth century's most popular novelists as well as a celebrated playwright, critic, and short story writer. He was born in Paris but grew up in England and served as a secret agent for the British during World War I. He wrote many novels, including the classics \u003cb\u003eOf Human Bondage\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eThe Razor's Edge\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eCakes and Ale\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eChristmas Holiday\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eThe Moon and Sixpence\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eTheatre\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eUp at the Villa\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Knopf Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50901152956690,"sku":"9780375724619","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_53b27abe-2212-49a6-9729-9c184d0e8538.jpg?v=1738414506","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/christmas-holiday-9780375724619","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}