''Escape From The Shadows'' is the 1972 autobiography of
Robin Maugham
Robert Cecil Romer Maugham, 2nd Viscount Maugham (17 May 1916 – 13 March 1981), known as Robin Maugham, was a British author.
Trained as a barrister, he served with distinction in the Second World War, and wrote a successful novella, ''The S ...
, later the 2nd Viscount Maugham.
The title refers to three huge shadows over Maugham’s life: his famous father,
Frederick Herbert Maugham, his uncle,
W. Somerset Maugham
William Somerset Maugham ( ; 25 January 1874 – 16 December 1965) was an English writer, known for his plays, novels and short stories. Born in Paris, where he spent his first ten years, Maugham was schooled in England and went to a German un ...
, and his homosexuality.
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1972 non-fiction books
British autobiographies
Hodder & Stoughton books