description: Cakes and Ale roused a storm of controversy when it was first published in 1930. It is both a wickedly satirical novel about contemporary literary poseurs and a skillfully crafted study of freedom. It is also the book for which Maugham wanted most to be remembered.
  From the Trade Paperback edition.

language: English
title: Cakes And Ale / Up At The Villa
titlecomplete: Cakes And Ale / Up At The Villa
ratings_count: 3
publisher: Books on Tape, Inc.