在二次大戰飛彈呼嘯而過的倫敦，一個小說家與一位國家官員的妻子卻耽溺於偷情與肉慾的歡愛中。這段不倫之戀在一次驚險的空襲之後突然終止……墜落的飛彈像似憑空而降的天譴，面對埋身於瓦礫中的情夫，女主角跟她並不相信的天主交換條件──「只要你讓他活著……我願意永遠離開他……」。經歷了兩年沒有愛情的沙漠般的生活，小說家與女主角重逢。在嫉妒心的驅使下，他聘請私家偵探調查女主角的行蹤……。福克納推崇本書是「我的時代裡最真實動人的一部小說」。

在二次大戰飛彈呼嘯而過的倫敦，一個小說家與一位國家官員的妻子卻耽溺於偷情與肉慾的歡愛中。這段不倫之戀在一次驚險的空襲之後突然終止……墜落的飛彈像似憑空而降的天譴，面對埋身於瓦礫中的情夫，女主角跟她並不相信的天主交換條件──「只要你讓他活著……我願意永遠離開他……」。經歷了兩年沒有愛情的沙漠般的生活，小說家與女主角重逢。在嫉妒心的驅使下，他聘請私家偵探調查女主角的行蹤……。福克納推崇本書是「我的時代裡最真實動人的一部小說」。

With a new introduction by Monica Ali The love affair between Maurice Bendix and Sarah, flourishing in the turbulent times of the London Blitz, ends when she suddenly and without explanation breaks it off. Two years later, after a chance meeting, Bendix hires a private detective to follow Sarah, and slowly his love for her turns into an obsession.

Penguin celebrates the centennial of Graham Greene's birth with commemorativeeditions of his greatest works.

With a new introduction by Monica Ali The love affair between Maurice Bendix and Sarah, flourishing in the turbulent times of the London Blitz, ends when she suddenly and without explanation breaks it off. Two years later, after a chance meeting, Bendix hires a private detective to follow Sarah, and slowly his love for her turns into an obsession.

Penguin celebrates the centennial of Graham Greene's birth with commemorativeeditions of his greatest works.

乔纳森·弗兰岑（Jonathan Franzen） 美国小说家、随笔作家。 1959年生于伊利诺伊州。1996年在《哈泼氏》杂志发表长篇随笔《偶尔做梦》，从此受到广泛关注。迄今为止，出版有小说《纠正》《自由》《纯洁》，回忆录《不舒适地带：个人史》，以及随笔集《如何独处》《地球尽头的尽头》等。凭借《纠正》获得普利策奖提名和美国国家图书奖。

In The End of the End of the Earth, which gathers essays and speeches written mostly in the past five years, Jonathan Franzen returns with renewed vigor to the themes―both human and literary―that have long preoccupied him. Whether exploring his complex relationship with his uncle, recounting his young adulthood in New York, or offering an illuminating look at the global seabird...(展开全部)

The 1930s country house party packed with crooks, cops, and the usual suspects frame the perfect scene of the crime. This one assembles all the right ingredients--the theft of the fabled diamond necklace, the purloined antique pistols, the secret passage, the ravishing baroness with a past, the body in the lake.... What a pretty puzzle "Don't expect me to solve anything," Insp...(展开全部)

The 1930s country house party packed with crooks, cops, and the usual suspects frame the perfect scene of the crime. This one assembles all the right ingredients--the theft of the fabled diamond necklace, the purloined antique pistols, the secret passage, the ravishing baroness with a past, the body in the lake.... What a pretty puzzle "Don't expect me to solve anything," Insp...(展开全部)