With his marriage to Syrie imploding, Maugham escapes to the south of France with Gerald. 2009-11-30T08:46:49Z tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:/iplayer/feed/episode/b00nnn9y BBC http://www.bbc.co.uk tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00nnn9y 2009-11-19T10:21:26Z

With his marriage to Syrie imploding, Maugham escapes to the south of France with Gerald.

<p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00nnn9y/Book_of_the_Week_The_Secret_Lives_of_Somerset_Maugham_Episode_4/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00nnn9y_150_84.jpg" alt="Book of the Week: The Secret Lives of Somerset Maugham: Episode 4" /> </a> </p> <p> With his marriage to Syrie imploding, Maugham escapes to the south of France with Gerald and buys the Villa Mauresque. </p>