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Born in Ireland, Bernardo and his wife, also called Syrie, but known in the family as "the Begum," were members of an obscure American religious sect, the Open Plymouth Brethren.
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His was a modernized version of the creamy 1920s sleekness of decorator Syrie Maugham Somerset's wife.
The Case Against Color Sara Ruffin Costello 2011
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Français · Syrie: Une semaine de protestations contre tout et n'importe quoi
Global Voices in English » Syria: A Week Against Everything and Anything 2009
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Français · Syrie: Début d'une campagne pour le boycott des entreprises de télécommunication et la baisse des tarifs
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Français · Syrie: Réactions après la décision du Tribunal spécial pour le Liban
Global Voices in English » Syria: Reactions to the Hariri Tribunal 2009
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Like Syrie, I've had my fill of overly stuffed and colorfully decorated.
The Case Against Color Sara Ruffin Costello 2011
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Hastings chronicles another cause for scandal: an incident in which it appeared that Syrie had pretended to lose a valuable necklace for insurance purposes when in fact she had sold it.
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Hastings takes the view that Syrie Maugham was overly needy: "the frequent scenes Syrie staged, the endless reproaches, the daily testing and questioning of Maugham's feelings for her, maddening to him, were all symptoms of her emotional insecurity, her huge desire to be loved."
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The details seem to fit together, but one wonders if the biographer's image of Syrie as a cold, calculating adventuress isn't too colored by Somerset's own jaundiced spin on the issue.
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Syrie had a nervous breakdown at this point, while traveling with her daughter on a business trip to the States.
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