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Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life: The Country Stories of Roald Dahl
Ah Sweet Mystery of Life The Country Stories of Roald Dahl
Author: Roald Dahl, John Lawrence (Illustrator)
The sweet scents of rural life infuse this beautifully crafted collection of Roald Dahl’s country stories, but there is always something unexpected lurking in the undergrowth. — Whether it is taking a troublesome cow to be mated with a prime bull; dealing with a rat-infested hayrick; learning the ways and means of maggot farming; or describ...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780140118476
ISBN-10: 0140118470
Publication Date: 4/1/1991
Pages: 176
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  • Currently 3.4/5 Stars.
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3.4 stars, based on 8 ratings
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Book Type: Paperback
Members Wishing: 2
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From Publishers Weekly
An antique dealer posing as a clergyman to help his business turn a larger profit is one of the con artists, poachers and thieves who inhabit the rustic community introduced in these seven stories. According to PW , "Dahl shrewdly uses ostensibly simple fables as vehicles for richly mordant examinations of human foibles."
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Very good book. I love anecdotes.
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If you've only read Dahl's books for children, you've missed out on his sick, wonderful, glorious sense of humor in short stories for grown-ups. As twisted as his children's books are, this collection of adult stories is even more twisted, macabre, and delicious!

I won't tell you more...you'll have to read them to believe them. Dahl's remarkable use of language and incredible story-telling abilities give these tales, each with a twist at the end, an amazing taste. Lots of fun to read!
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