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The Heart of the Matter:

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Graham Greene's masterpiece The Heart of the Matter tells the story of a good man enmeshed in love, intrigue, and evil in a West African coastal town. Scobie is bound by strict integrity to his role as assistant police commissioner and by severe responsibility to his wife, Louise, for whom he cares with a fatal pity.

When Scobie falls in love with the young widow Helen... More
Book Information
PublisherPenguin Young Readers Group
BindingPaperback (116 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages288
ISBN-100142437999
ISBN-13978-0142437995
Publication Date09/28/2004
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About Graham Greene (Author) : Graham Greene is a published author and a narrator of children's books. Some of the published credits of Graham Greene include The heart of the matter, The power and the glory, Rabbit Ears Treasury of... more
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About James Playsted Wood (Introduction) : James Playsted Wood is a published author, editor, and an illustrator of young adult books. Some of the published credits of James Playsted Wood include The life and words of John F. Kennedy, The Rain... more
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