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The End of the Affair Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

Graham Greene (Author), Michael Kitchen (Narrator), Audible Studios (Publisher)
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The novelist Maurice Bendrix's love affair with his best friend's wife, Sarah, had begun in London. One day, without warning, Sarah had broken off the relationship. It seemed impossible that there could be a rival for her heart.
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  1. Listening Length
    6 hours and 25 minutes
  2. Author
    Graham Greene
  3. Narrator
    Michael Kitchen
  4. Audible release date
    13 Mar. 2009
  5. Language
    English
  6. Publisher
    Audible Studios
  7. ASIN
    B002SPYRFY
  8. Version
    Unabridged
  9. Program Type
    Audiobook
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Product details

Listening Length 6 hours and 25 minutes
Author Graham Greene
Narrator Michael Kitchen
Whispersync for Voice Ready
Audible.co.uk Release Date 13 March 2009
Publisher Audible Studios
Program Type Audiobook
Version Unabridged
Language English
ASIN B002SPYRFY
Best Sellers Rank 51,239 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals)
364 in 20th Century Historical Romance (Audible Books & Originals)
1,056 in War & Military Fiction
1,577 in Classic Literature

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4 out of 5 stars
3,295 global ratings

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Customers find the book a great read with brilliant, intricate writing style. They also describe the emotional tone as powerful and compelling. Readers say the storyline leads to lively discussion.

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32 customers mention ‘Reading experience’23 positive9 negative

Customers find the book a great read, brilliant, and refreshing. They also appreciate the novelty and wisdom of the novel.

"...will say is; at 32 years old (When I originally read the book) I did enjoy the topic, the substance and the feeling behind it...." Read more

"...out what happened in the end, so one could say that this is certainly a page turner. Enjoy......" Read more

"...Although this sounds a very depressing and dark novel, it has some tragic-comic moments; most notably in the character of the private detective,..." Read more

"...Other than that, the book was great! Really enjoyed it!" Read more

20 customers mention ‘Writing style’17 positive3 negative

Customers find the writing style brilliant, concise, and intricate. They also say there are no spare words in the novel.

"...I'd also recommend Ben Howards song, beautifully written and the live version is incredible." Read more

"...this novel; it grabbed my mind and had me thinking of its wonderful and insightful prose...." Read more

"I fell in love with this book from the first page, the beautiful writing far outweighs the somewhat depressing underlying story of the end of the..." Read more

"...This is powerful and haunting writing." Read more

11 customers mention ‘Storyline’8 positive3 negative

Customers find the storyline compelling and important. They also say the novel delves into some huge and important themes, such as the destructiveness of jealousy.

"...I found the religious questioning extremely engaging - equal measure of argument as well realistic opinions formulated in such a way that it rings..." Read more

"...This book is as the back cover says ‘One of the most true and moving novels of my time, in anybody’s language’ William Faulkner...." Read more

"...Even when it gets back to our hero, the story-line is tedious and repetitive - their walks across the common and to and from the cinema or the..." Read more

"...I found to be irritating and rather self possessed, but the story line was compelling and I felt the need to keep reading to find out what happened..." Read more

10 customers mention ‘Emotional tone’10 positive0 negative

Customers find the book emotionally powerful, moving, and sad. They also say it provides interesting insight into a relationship and events prior to and during the war.

"...Although this sounds a very depressing and dark novel, it has some tragic-comic moments; most notably in the character of the private detective,..." Read more

"...I found it beautiful, mesmerising, desperately sad, and profound, as well as wonderfully atmospheric of wartime London." Read more

"Moving and very sad. Graham Greene’s writing draws you in effortlessly into a world that seems real. This is powerful and haunting writing." Read more

"One of Graham Greene's books that I had never read. Interesting insight in to a relationship and of events prior to and during the war...." Read more

4 customers mention ‘Emotional impact’4 positive0 negative

Customers find the book truly moving, mesmerizing, and profound.

"...I found it beautiful, mesmerising, desperately sad, and profound, as well as wonderfully atmospheric of wartime London." Read more

"Moving and very sad. Graham Greene’s writing draws you in effortlessly into a world that seems real. This is powerful and haunting writing." Read more

"...Definitely worth a read as a truly moving & exciting piece of modern classical literature & I am keen to study more of Greene's work after..." Read more

"Very moving and sad story. People being loved and lost." Read more

Top reviews from United Kingdom

Zedfragg
5.0 out of 5 stars Soul in the most parculiar of ways.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 12 November 2023
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I guess it's easy when we are younger.
To a degree anyway; given how easy it is to fall in love, how easy it is to fall out of.
To miss opportunities or to regret things we said or things we failed to.

Whether an admission or a confession, it stands bold.

This book tends to highlight a lot of the "what to not do's" when it comes to love, lust and the like.
But the truth is if you stand back and look at the characters you see something grander. Something less malicious in the intents of all involved. It becomes less about "what not to do" and more about "what else can we do?".

The book ends up on a question, not on what is right nor what is wrong.
But on where does the line get drawn?

And it turns out for the characters involved, the line is blurry, fuzzy, insignificant.
Almost non-existent.

A man wanting.
A woman craving both lives.
Another man trying to do his best work regardless of the sacrifice.

It was the song from Ben Howard that brought me to this song. (The song; End of The Affair, aptly titled).

A song so strong and powerful could only come from something equally as so and this book did not disappoint. It was hard to read at times, not from a literary point of view but from an emotion aspect.
You can see train wrecks approaching, but you'll be left disappointed if you believe anyone can stop them.

This book does a good job of keeping you hoping, and that's the limit as to what I'll say with regards to plot line. What I will say is; at 32 years old (When I originally read the book) I did enjoy the topic, the substance and the feeling behind it.

It's also a story about how regardless if whether you can stop the train wreck.
Sometimes, good can come from the wreck itself.
Catastrophe can result in something new being born.

I'd also recommend Ben Howards song, beautifully written and the live version is incredible.
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Dan Thompson
4.0 out of 5 stars A Nice Surprise
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 7 May 2015
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The End of the Affair isn't the usual type of book I would pick up, but after agreeing a 'book swap' with my friend, I approached it with an open mind. I've often heard of Graham Greene, but again found his work too archaic for my own tastes.

I have to say that I was pleasantly surprised by this novel; it grabbed my mind and had me thinking of its wonderful and insightful prose. Greene created a complex and interesting protagonist isn't perfect, nor claims to be. He suffers very much from the human condition - an over-analyser of every situation who lets his head get the better of him sometimes. A natural hypocrite as well as a passionate lover.

I found the religious questioning extremely engaging - equal measure of argument as well realistic opinions formulated in such a way that it rings true even in today's society.

Sarah, the woman of Bendrix's affair is perhaps a let down. I found her annoying, but I suspect that may have something to do with the time in which the novel was written and set. We are a long way away from the 1950's today. But in saying that, I found the shift in narrative during the middle of the refreshing - where we get to see her diary entries.

I have to admit, I wouldn't hesitate to pick up another Graham Greene novel in the future.
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Pauline Butcher Bird
3.0 out of 5 stars Bored, bored, bored
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 11 June 2020
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This is meant to be a love story but it is as much about love as a stick of celery. Yes, it opens well, and I was gripped in the first 50 pages wanting to know how the affair was going to end, but then we get her diary and it goes on and on and on about God and whether she loves God more than she loves him. Even when it gets back to our hero, the story-line is tedious and repetitive - their walks across the common and to and from the cinema or the restaurant or to visit the funny atheist, and pages of mental battles with God. We are given Parki (very unfortunate name) I presume to add some variety because it is not clear what he had to do with any of it once the detective work is called off. For me it he was just another tedious distraction. The most cold, clinical love story I've ever read.
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IRIS bibliophile
5.0 out of 5 stars Livraison rapide et produit conforme
Reviewed in France on 20 April 2023
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Livre d’occasion en bon état, livré rapidement. Bonne information de suivi.RAS.
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Customer - VS
5.0 out of 5 stars An amazing read
Reviewed in India on 22 March 2021
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Its pretty good.
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Prof Dr F-J Groebel
5.0 out of 5 stars Auch heute aktuell
Reviewed in Germany on 7 August 2019
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Klassischer Graham Greene.
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Elizabeth Ferreira Garcia
5.0 out of 5 stars The end of the affair
Reviewed in Brazil on 26 August 2015
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Excelente fácil de ler , inglês sem complicações , livro curto mas que você só larga quando terminou de ler todo o livro
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baldrick
5.0 out of 5 stars Get the CD ... Colin Firth is worth it.
Reviewed in Canada on 15 January 2015
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I have this on CD. What's not to love. Colin Firth purring in your ear as your chug along the highway with marvelous words from Graham Greene. English is such a beautiful language when it is well written and the spoken by Colin. ... plus it's a bit of a thriller (l944 style).
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