Description
A celebrated actress at the height of her powers, Julia Lambert has mastered the art of appearing effortless—so perfectly that even age and scrutiny seem unable to disturb her. When a quiet stranger enters her life and questions the identity she has built through performance, Julia is forced to confront what lies beneath the role: love, motherhood, and the private cost of always being “on.” As acting and reality blur, Maugham traces the delicate tensions between public triumph and private vulnerability, revealing how quickly control can slip when the world refuses to applaud the same story. With his famously clear, unsentimental style and keen psychological insight, he delivers a drama of self-invention, emotional reckoning, and the unsettling—yet liberating—possibility of reversal.
Available Editions
paperback
Mandarin
Published Jan 1, 1991
241 pages
ISBN: 9780749304355
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Details
First Published
1937
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Theatre by W. Somerset Maugham.