Kiss Kiss: Short Stories (Adult)

Author: Roald Dahl
Homepage 9780241955345

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  • : June 2011
  • : 198mm X 129mm X 20mm
  • : United Kingdom
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  • : October 2011
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Description

What could go wrong when a wife pawns the mink coat that her lover gave her as a parting gift? What happens when a priceless piece of furniture is the subject of a deceitful bargain? Can a wronged woman take revenge on her dead husband? In these dark, disturbing stories Roald Dahl explores the sinister side of human nature: the cunning, sly, selfish part of each of us that leads us into the territory of the unexpected and unsettling. Stylish, macabre and haunting, these tales will leave you with a delicious feeling of unease. The stories are: "The Landlady", "William and Mary", "The Way Up To Heaven", "Parson's Pleasure", "Mrs Bixby and the Colonel's Coat", "Royal Jelly", "Georgy Porgy", "Genesis and Catastrophe", "Edward the Conqueror", "Pig", and "The Champion of the World".

Reviews

Unnerving bedtime stories, subtle, proficient, hair-raising and done to a turn - San Francisco Chronicle Roald Dahl is one of the few writers I know whose work can accurately be described as addictive - Irish Times

Author description

Roald Dahl is best known for his mischievous, wildly inventive stories for children. But throughout his life he was also a prolific and acclaimed writer of stories for adults. These sinister, surprising tales continue to entertain, amuse and shock generations of readers even today.