The House of Doors Yangsze Choo As the dreaded Y2K approaches

As the dreaded Y2K approaches

Eight respectable

of chances missed and taken

Magnificent

spends his childhood in jail and in poverty

The House of Doors Yangsze Choo As the dreaded Y2K approachesIt's 1921, and at Cassowary House in the Straits Settlements of Penang, Robert Hamlyn is a well to do lawyer and his steely wife Lesley a society hostess. Their lives are invigorated when Willie, an old friend of Robert's, comes to stay. Willie Somerset Maugham is one of the greatest writers of his day, but he's beleaguered by an unhappy marriage, ill health, and business interests that have gone badly awry. He is also struggling to write. The more