The End of the Affair
Greene, Graham
From Chaparral Books, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
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From Chaparral Books, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since September 30, 2012
About this Item
Minor shelf wear to binding. Light wear & soiling on edges of text block. Light tanning on pastedowns & endpapers. Text and images unmarked. Dj lightly worn, toned & soiled in a mylar cover. Seller Inventory # DERHAMgreTEA
Bibliographic Details
Title: The End of the Affair
Publisher: Viking
Publication Date: 1982
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
Edition: First THUS.
About this title
Bendrix, as evidenced by his ability to tell the story, is not dead, merely unconscious, and so Sarah must keep her promise. She breaks off the relationship without giving a reason, leaving Bendrix mystified and angry. The only explanation he can think of is that she's left him for another man. It isn't until years later, when he hires a private detective to ascertain the truth, that he learns of her impassioned vow. Sarah herself comes to understand her move through a strange rationalization. Writing to God in her journal, she says:
You willed our separation, but he [Bendrix] willed it too. He worked for it with his anger and his jealousy, and he worked for it with his love. For he gave me so much love, and I gave him so much love that soon there wasn't anything left, when we'd finished, but You.It's as though the pull toward faith were inevitable, if incomprehensible--perhaps as punishment for her sin of adultery. In her final years, Sarah's faith only deepens, even as she remains haunted by the bombing and the power of her own attraction to God. Set against the backdrop of a war-ravaged city, The End of the Affair is equally haunting as it lays forth the question of what constitutes love in troubling, unequivocal terms. --Melanie Rehak
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