Author:W. Somerset Maugham
This classic collection of stories moves from England, France and Spain to the silver sands of the South Pacific. It includes the famous story 'Rain', the tragedy of a narrow-minded and overzealous missionary and a prostitute, and 'The Three Fat Women of Antibes,' an extravagantly sardonic tale of abstention and greed, as well as a host of other brilliant tales.
Fascinating tales, sharply revealed characters, a fine narrative craft
—— J.B. PriestleyHe was a superb storyteller - one of the very best in our language - who wrote with a wordly, sardonic understanding of the human condition. Writing was his life; everything else was secondary to it
—— Daily MailProbably the greatest living crime writer in the world
—— Ian Rankin[Wexford] has become an old friend who gets better with age
—— HeraldRendell has quite simply transformed the genre of crime writing. She displays her peerless skill in blending the mundane, commonplace aspects of life with the potent murky impulses of desire and greed, obsession and fear
—— Sunday TimesThrough the quality of her writing she's raised the game of the crime novel in this country
—— Peter JamesRendell's mesmerising capacity to shock, chill and disturb is unmatched
—— The TimesAffectingly raw and full of surprises
—— Ophelia Field , Sunday TelegraphSpikey, bleak stories you won't forget ... poignant stories, all of which stand immediate rereading
—— William Leith , ScotsmanHer stories are suggestively musical examples of rich, Glaswegian gothic
—— Alfred Hickling , GuardianAt last, Galloway's stories are back in print in one collection...savagely accurate, engaging and funny, she is one of our great contemporary writers
—— Independent on SundayA testament to the sharp eye and shrewd brain of Janice Galloway, one of Scotland's finest writers
—— The HeraldA writer of passion and virtuosity
—— Scotland on Sunday