The Complaisant Lover

by Graham Greene

First published 2018

Maurice Bendrix's love affair with Sarah Miles is cut short when a chance bombing during the Blitz ends their tryst. Years later, he hires a private investigator to uncover the truth about Sarah's sudden decision to leave him. As the investigation deepens, Maurice is drawn back into the passionate, volatile relationship that still consumes him. Torn between despair and desire, he must confront the secrets that tore them apart.

Genres: romance, literary-fiction, historical-fiction, 20th-century, contemporary, adult-fiction

Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking

Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, unreliable-narrator

Setting: Blitz

Period: World War II

104 pages · Kindle Edition · Open Road Media

Content warnings: death

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