First published 1962
A wealthy housewife longs for adventure. A traveling salesman seeks a moment of connection. A pair of friends hatch a risky scheme. In this collection of short stories from Graham Greene, ordinary lives intersect with the extraordinary in surprising and often unsettling ways. Beneath the surface of these deceptively simple tales lies a deeper meditation on the human condition - our capacity for selfishness, our hunger for meaning, and the fragile boundaries between right and wrong. Poignant, darkly comic, and psychologically acute, "May We Borrow Your Husband?" showcases Greene's unparalleled talent for illuminating the complexities of the soul.
Genres: fiction, short-stories, 20th-century, contemporary, adult-fiction
Vibes: dark, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: fragile-boundaries, ordinary-lives-intersect-extraordinary
Period: 20th-Century
142 pages · Paperback · Penguin