内容简介

For Christmas, Charley Mason's father granted him a trip toParis, all expenses paid. It should have been a lark, but on hisfirst night Charley meets a woman whose story will forever changehis life.

For Lydia has seen tragedy. The Russian Revolution displaced herfamily, left her homeless, fatherless. And for reasons that eludeCharley, Lydia pines for a man half a world away--a dope dealer andmurderer whose sins Lydia seeks to absolve through her own self-destruction. Haunting, erotic, deeply effecting, Christmas Holidayexplores two souls capsized by compassion--and the confusion thatengulfed a generation in the days between the Great Wars.

作者简介

W. Somerset Maugham was one of the twentieth century's mostpopular novelists as well as a celebrated playwright, critic, andshort story writer. He was born in Paris but grew up in England andserved as a secret agent for the British during World War I. Hewrote many novels, including the classics Of Human Bondage, TheRazor's Edge, Cakes and Ale, Christmas Holiday, The Moon andSixpence, Theatre, and Up at the Villa.