And Thereby Hangs A Tale

Jamwal and Nisha fall in love while waiting for a traffic light to turn green in Delhi… Thus begins one of the 15 short stories Jeffrey Archer has gathered from around the globe during the past five years in this, his sixth collection, of enthralling short stories.

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Synopsis for And Thereby Hangs a Tale

Jamwal and Nisha fall in love while waiting for a traffic light to turn green in Delhi…

Thus begins one of the 15 short stories Jeffrey Archer has gathered from around the globe during the past five years in this, his sixth collection, of enthralling short stories.

From Germany comes Masterpiece, the tale of a priceless oil painting that has remained in the same family for over 200 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 again…

 

To Italy, where a young man trying to book a hotel room ends up in bed with the receptionist, unaware that she…

To England, where, in High Heels, a woman explains to her husband why a pair of designer shoes couldn’t have gone up in flames because…

Some of these stories will make you laugh. Others will bring you to tears. And once again, every one of them will keep you spellbound.

And Thereby Hangs a Tale is now available in hardback from Macmillan.

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Jeffrey talks about his love of short stories.

Reviews

"He has a wonderful way of writing that puts you into the book immediately. Very realistic."

"Another fantastic read from the pen of Jeffrey Archer. "

"As usual a good selection of Jeffrey Archer magic for when reading time is limited."

"What I have come to expect from a master storyteller, excellent stories well researched and written."

"A book of brilliant and very different short stories to be enjoyed by men and women alike."

"Very crafty writing."

"His short stories are always delightful in that they leave a smile on your face with their twists and turns."

"I basically LOVE everything that Jeffrey Archer writes!"

"These are really clever short stories with unexpected endings."

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