The love affair between Maurice Bendrix and Sarah, flourishing in the turbulent times of the London Blitz, ends when she suddenly and without explanation breaks it off. After a chance meeting rekindles his love and jealousy two years later, Bendrix hires a private detective to follow Sarah, and slowly his love for her turns into an obsession.

‘Singularly beautiful and moving’ ― Evelyn Waugh

‘One of the most true and moving novels of my time, in anybody’s language’ ― William Faulkner