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The End of the Affair

By: Graham Greene
Narrated by: Johnny Flynn
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The love affair between Maurice Bendrix and Sarah, flourishing in the turbulent times of the London Blitz, ends when she suddenly and without explanation breaks it off. After a chance meeting rekindles his love and jealousy two years later, Bendrix hires a private detective to follow Sarah, and slowly his love for her turns into an obsession.

© Graham Greene 1951 (P) Penguin Audio 2025

 20th Century Classics Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Literary Fiction Psychological
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Incredibly intense, passionate, and taking an unexpectedly moving…religious turn… Greene captures vividly the sense of being consumed by lust
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I was waiting for this audiobook for a long time. One of my all time favourite books, so I was wary in case it didn't live up to my expectations. I needn't have worried. It is well read and brings post war London to life.

Wonderfully written

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A very good narration, but a little short-changed by the lack of a female voice.

An exquisite depiction of the duality of love and hate.

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