To Cut A Long Story Short
Author | : Jeffrey Archer |
Publisher | : Pan Macmillan |
Total Pages | : 266 |
Release | : 2011-04-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781447203032 |
ISBN-13 | : 1447203038 |
Rating | : 4/5 (32 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: The fourteen short stories in To Cut a Long Story Short show Jeffrey Archer's great skills with a wide variety of character, of subject and of setting, but all with that trademark twist in the tale. Every reader will have their own favourites: the choices run from love at first sight across the train tracks to the cleverest of confidence tricks, from the quirks of the legal profession – and those who are able to manipulate both sides of the Bar – to the creative financial talents of a member of Her Majesty's diplomatic service – but for a good cause. The last story, The Grass is Always Greener, is possibly the best piece Archer has written, and will haunt you for the rest of your life.