The End of the Affair by Graham Greene

The End of the Affair (The collected edition, #13) (Acting Edition) (Vintage classics)

by Graham Greene

WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY MONICA ALI

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.

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First Sentence
A story has no beginning or end: arbitrarily one chooses that moment of experience from which to look back or from which, to look ahead.

Reasons to Listen to The End of the Affair

  • Colin Firth brings life into his performance and found myself going back on more than one occasion to listening to parts over.

  • Colin Firth cannot take all the credit as Graham Greene shows he was a master storyteller.

  • Not only is he a master storyteller, but did you read that first sentence?  Clearly, Graham Greene is an excellent writer too.

  • The End of the Affair has unique characters that you learn to love and hate and I listen avidly to the repercussions of their choices.

  • The End of the Affair is an excellent introduction into the writings of Graham Greene and will leave the reader wanting more.


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