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    And Thereby Hangs a Tale: Short Stories
    And Thereby Hangs a Tale: Short Stories
    And Thereby Hangs a Tale: Short Stories
    Audiobook7 hours

    And Thereby Hangs a Tale: Short Stories

    Written by Jeffrey Archer

    Narrated by Gerard Doyle

    3.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    Tragic, comic, outrageous—these fifteen stories in And Thereby Hangs a Tale from international bestselling author Jeffrey Archer showcase his remarkable talent for capturing an unforgettable moment in time…

    In India, in "Caste-Off," a man and woman fall in love while waiting for a traffic light to turn green on the streets of Delhi…

    From Germany comes "A Good Eye," about a priceless oil painting that has remained in the same family for over two hundred years, until...

    To the Channel Islands and "Members Only," where a golf ball falls out of a Christmas cracker, and a young man's life will never be the same...

    To Italy and "No Room at the Inn," where a young man who is trying to book a hotel room ends up in bed with the receptionist, unaware that she...

    To England, where, in "High Heels," a woman has to explain to her husband why a pair of designer shoes couldn't have gone up in flames...

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMacmillan Audio
    Release dateSep 14, 2010
    ISBN9781427210296
    And Thereby Hangs a Tale: Short Stories
    Author

    Jeffrey Archer

    Jeffrey Archer, whose novels and short stories include the Clifton Chronicles, Kane and Abel and Cat O’ Nine Tales, is one of the world’s favourite storytellers and has topped the bestseller lists around the world in a career spanning four decades. His work has been sold in 97 countries and in more than 37 languages. He is the only author ever to have been a number one bestseller in fiction, short stories and non-fiction (The Prison Diaries). Jeffrey is also an art collector and amateur auctioneer, and has raised more than £50m for different charities over the years. A member of the House of Lords for over a quarter of a century, the author is married to Dame Mary Archer, and they have two sons, two granddaughters and two grandsons.

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    • 4/5
      Fifteen stories, all entertaining and ranging from pleasantly entertaining to darkly eccentric. Each one has an ending to catch the reader off-guard. Although it's difficult to pick favourites, Where there's a will, The undiplomatic diplomat, Better the devil you know and Caste-off head my list.
    • 3/5
      Short stories. Good fun
    • 5/5
      This was the most fabulous listening this year. There are 15 short stories which keep the reader/listener gripped from the first word until the very last one. [[Jeffrey Archer]] is a master not only in telling stories but also with a great British black humour which in all those 15 tales are fulfilled as a masterpiece. The stories start harmlessly but quickly turn into a speed and the outcomes are always a surprise. Archer is playing with the human's foolishness but also with its sneakiness.It's a book I can strongly recommend.
    • 5/5
      This is a short story about a couple who are engaged. They are about to do something illegal and the story tells how it plays out. It is short fun and a good little mystery. I both cringed and laughed at the end and loved it altogether.
    • 4/5
      Jeffrey Archer's short stories are always entertaining. Despite the length of each, I let myself be thoroughly immersed in its recount, and always love the twist at the end. One can scarcely not be delighted at reading such finely crafted work.
    • 5/5
      A wonderful collection of stories I quite enjoyed. Archer has the ability to draw your attention in just a few pages and keep you thinking long after you have finished
    • 3/5
      Clever little short stories with pleasing twists. Other than being set in multiple countries there was no discernible theme, so I found this work harder to return to. I think I will return to his longer novels.
    • 3/5
      Basically a decent collection of short stories set all over the world. Decent read, quick read, nothing outstanding or brilliant, except for the twist in the last tale, Caste-Off.