false 3692 29 With a new introduction by James Wood<br><br>Scobie, a police officer serving in a wartime west-African state, is distrusted &#8212; 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. 3266950 1948 The Heart of the Matter total:2253|5:717|4:908|3:518|2:89|1:21| 2253 8970 3302 185 5 3 false false Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 08 15:00:36 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 08 18:03:08 -0700 2008 1
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When I moved/was sent to live in Hawaii in 11th grade, I was placed in a H...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Nov 18 09:54:07 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 21 12:36:04 -0800 2009 entertainments and novels that plumb the anguish, scars and comedy so liberally dispensed by morality, guilt, love, bruised intentions and battered idealism in the twentieth century. The Heart of the Matter was my first exposure to Greene, an...more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 08 05:13:21 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 13 07:51:25 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 14 23:05:54 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 23 13:16:52 -0700 2009
I feel like I've been saying this a lot on here, but it's one of the best I've read.

I don't know why there are drinks on the cover of this edition, although I suppose all the characters drink a lot. It's not really about drinking though.

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Being a Unitarian I had a h...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jul 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 29 17:15:26 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 29 17:15:26 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false true Fri Jun 20 00:00:00 -0700 1997 Thu Aug 13 11:49:55 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 16 14:08:43 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 2 false false Sat Jul 11 16:48:25 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 14 21:51:06 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Aug 03 08:38:24 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 05 06:29:58 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Jun 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri May 29 08:44:42 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 22 16:23:28 -0700 2009 The Heart of the Matter is set in Western Africa and is loosely based on Greene's own experiences there. Its climate is as hot and oppressive as the issues raised in the novel. It explores the inner workings of a middle-aged British Officer's dysfunctional love life and religious conviction. Heavily...more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Mar 13 16:48:08 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 13 16:48:22 -0700 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=3692