{"product_id":"of-human-bondage-9780593687680","title":"Of Human Bondage","description":"\u003cb\u003eMaugham's 1915 masterpiece--hailed by Modern Library as one of the 100 best novels of all time--is the coming-of-age story of a sensitive young man consumed by an unrequited passion. With a new introduction by Abraham Verghese, author of \u003ci\u003eCutting for Stone\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBorn with a clubfoot, Philip is orphaned as a child and raised by unsympathetic relatives. Sent to a boarding school where he has difficulty fitting in, he grows up with an intense longing for love, art, and experience. After failing to become an artist in Paris, he begins medical studies in London, where he meets Mildred, a cold-hearted waitress with whom he falls into a powerful, tortured, life-altering love affair. The most autobiographical of Maugham's works, \u003ci\u003eOf Human Bondage \u003c\/i\u003eis a brilliant and deeply moving portrayal of the price of passion and the universal desire for connection.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e W. Somerset Maugham\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/13\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage Classics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 688\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.20w x 1.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593687680","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43398004834441,"sku":"9780593687680","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_bc017ff6-2db5-44d4-be06-8e3e644b1079.jpg?v=1740472912","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/of-human-bondage-9780593687680","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}