THE END OF THE AFFAIR

Maurice Bendrix, a writer in Clapham during the Blitz, develops an acquaintance with Sarah Miles, the bored, beautiful wife of a dul l civil servant named Henry. Maurice claims its to divine a character for his novel-in-progress. Thats the first deception. What h e really wants is Sarah, and what Sarah needs is a man with passion. So begins a series of reckless trysts doomed by Maurices incre asing romantic demands and Sarahs tortured sense of guilt. Then, after Maurice miraculously survives a bombing, Sarah ends the affa irquickly, a...[Read more]