Mrs. Craddock (collected Works of Maugham)
by H
About This Novel
"Master of Storyteller" Somerset Maugham's Joys and Joys of Marriage. "This book can also be called "The Triumph of Love"" - our "story master" Maugham declared so straightforwardly at the beginning. However, don't be deceived by this excessive candor, because Maugham's insight into the human heart alone would make it impossible for him to be satisfied with the cliché of a happy ending. This story took place in England at the turn of the century more than a hundred years ago. Mrs. Craddock is the daughter of a wealthy gentry. Out of a heart longing for love and freedom, she married her housekeeper without hesitation - a simple young man whose background and status were far inferior to hers. But what this marriage brought her was far from the happiness she had expected... When everything finally returned to dust, our heroine judged her husband like this: "His only shortcoming is that I love him-but I no longer love him."
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