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Up at the Villa

William Somerset Maugham

1941·128 pages

Historical Fiction Romance

A novella, first published in 1941, about a young widow who becomes involved, against her better judgement, with three men. When one of the men kills himself at the villa in Florence where she is staying she decides to dispose of the body rather than call the police.

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Up at the Villa

William Somerset Maugham

Year

1941

Pages

128

Historical Fiction Romance

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A novella, first published in 1941, about a young widow who becomes involved, against her better judgement, with three men. When one of the men kills himself at the villa in Florence where she is staying she decides to dispose of the body rather than call the police.

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