Lydia Copeland has always longed to go somewhere where she can just be herself, so moving to a new city to start afresh naturally seemed to be the next step she had to take. However, her past always seems to follow her wherever she goes, and the stranger she had a brief encounter with just a day ago
The Heart of the Matter
โ Scribed by Greene, Graham
- Year
- 1947
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 186 KB
- Category
- Fiction
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โฆ Synopsis
Scobie, a police officer serving in a wartime west-African state, is distrusted โ being scrupulously honest and immune to bribery. But then he falls in love, and in so doing, he is forced to betray everything he believes in, with drastic and tragic consequences.
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Lydia Copeland has always longed to go somewhere where she can just be herself, so moving to a new city to start afresh naturally seemed to be the next step she had to take. However, her past always seems to follow her wherever she goes, and the stranger she had a brief encounter with just a day ago
Scobie, a police officer serving in a wartime west-African state, is distrusted โ being scrupulously honest and immune to bribery. But then he falls in love, and in so doing, he is forced to betray everything he believes in, with drastic and tragic consequences.
{ Oct 2020 - epub revisions. Verified ebook for complete book description, cover, table of contents, content separation, and epub format error checking. } Kindle Edition, 288 pages Published 1948 Vintage (2010) Anthony Burgess- Best in English (1939-1983) Modern Library 100 Best Novels (1900