{"product_id":"the-razors-edge-9781400034208","title":"The Razor's Edge","description":"Larry Darrell is a young American in search of the absolute. The progress of this spiritual odyssey involves him with some of Maugham's most brillant characters - his fiancee Isabel, whose choice between love and wealth have lifelong repercussions, and Elliot Templeton, her uncle, a classic expatriate American snob. The most ambitious of Maugham's novels, this is also one in which Maugham himself plays a considerable part as he wanders in and out of the story, to observe his characters struggling with their fates.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eW. Somerset Maugham was one 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, Cakes and Ale, Christmas Holiday, The Moon and Sixpence, Theatre\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003cb\u003eUp at the Villa\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50598502793490,"sku":"9781400034208","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5976cb26-8bfb-498c-b9cc-f72006a65506.jpg?v=1732186274","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-razors-edge-9781400034208","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}