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The End of the Affair

AuthorGraham Greene

NarratorJohn Atterbury

Duration8h 15m

CategoriesAdult Fiction, Novels

Key StageA Level

PublisherInhouse

VersionUnabridged

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Set in London during and just after the Second World War, the love affair between novelist Maurice Bendix and his married lover, Sarah Miles, ends when she suddenly and without explanation breaks it off. Two years later a chance meeting rekindles his love and jealousy. Maurice hires a private detective to follow Sarah and slowly his love for her turns into an obsession.

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