![]() Maurice Bendrix, a novelist and the first person narrator of this novel, begins the story in the middle. I guess as I continue to get to know these “Catholic” authors, this coincidence of timing could be, uh, providential? It looks like Greene himself consciously used Brideshead as a jumping off point. Further research into the matter showed that I was far from the first to make this connection. Interestingly, while reading it, I found myself thinking back on my recent introduction to Evelyn Waugh and his Brideshead Revisited. (Please let me know if I’m missing other “musts” in this list.) The End of the Affair‘s small size pushed it up to the top of the Greene TBR pile. ![]() After warming up to Greene with The Tenth Man and The Quiet American I have wasted very little time figuring out what else he’s written that I should read. I know that Brighton Rock, The Heart of the Matter, and The Power and the Glory are musts, and I also found The End of the Affair highly praised. ![]()
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