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And Thereby Hangs a Tale: Short Stories

Fifteen all new short gems with an international flare from one of the most popular novelists and short story writers of our time.

International bestselling author Jeffrey Archer has spent the last five years gathering spellbinding stories from around the globe. These fifteen brand new tales showcase Archers talent for capturing an unforgettable moment in time, whether tragic, comic, or outrageous.

In India, Jamwal and Nisha fall in love while waiting for a traffic light to turn green on the streets of Delhi.

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

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

To Italy in "No Room at the Inn," where a young man who is trying to book a room at a hotel, 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 couldnt have gone up in flames...

Some of these stories will make you laugh while others will bring you to tears but, once again, every one of them will demand that you keep turning the page until you finally discover what happens to this remarkable cast of characters.

And Thereby Hangs a Tale: Short Stories
by Jeffrey Archer

  • Publication Date: November 29, 2011
  • Genres: Fiction, Short Stories
  • Mass Market Paperback: 336 pages
  • Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks
  • ISBN-10: 0312539541
  • ISBN-13: 978-0312539542