简介：ThenovelfocusesonMauriceBendrix,arisingwriterduringtheSecondWorldWarinLondon,andSarahMiles,thewifeofanimpotentcivilservant.BendrixisbasedonGreenehimself,andhereflectsoftenontheactofwritinganovel.SarahisbasedonGreene'sloveratthetime,CatherineWalston,towhomthebookisdedicated. BendrixandSarahfallinlovequickly,buthesoonrealisesthattheaffairwillendasquicklyasitbegan.Therelationshipsuffersfromhisovertandadmittedjealousy.HeisfrustratedbyherrefusaltodivorceHenry,heramiablebutboringhusband.WhenabombblastsBendrix'sflatasheiswithSarah,heisnearlykilled.Afterthis,Sarahbreaksofftheaffairwithnoapparentexplanation. Later,BendrixisstillwrackedwithjealousywhenheseesHenrycrossingtheCommonthatseparatestheirflats.Henryhasfinallystartedtosuspectsomething,andBendrixdecidestogotoaprivatedetectivetodiscoverSarah'snewlover.Throughherdiary,helearnsthat,whenshethoughthewasdeadafterthebombing,shemadeapromisetoGodnottoseeBendrixagainifHeallowedhimtoliveagain.GreenedescribesSarah'sstruggles.AfterhersuddendeathfromalunginfectionbroughttoaclimaxbywalkingontheCommonintherain,severalmiraculouseventsoccur,advocatingforsomekindofmeaningfulnesstoSarah'sfaith.Bythelastpageofthenovel,BendrixmayhavecometobelieveinaGodaswell,thoughnottoloveHim. TheEndoftheAffairisthefourthandlastofGreene'sexplicitlyCatholicnovels.…