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‘The cruelest lies are often told in silence . . .’
Cruelty
What you need to know before your trail
Why do we lie? Why do we deceive those we love most? What do we fear revealing? In these ten tales of deception master storyteller Roald Dahl explores our tireless efforts to hide the truth about ourselves.
Here, among many others, you’ll read about how to get away with the perfect murder, the old man whose wagers end in a most disturbing payment, how revenge is sweeter when it is carried out by someone else and the card sharp so good at cheating he does something surprising with his life.
Travel Guide
England – Great Missenden
Even when we mean to be kind we can sometimes be cruel. We each have a streak of nastiness inside us. In these ten tales of cruelty Roald Dahl explores how and why it is we make others suffer.
Among others, you’ll read the story of two young bullies and the boy they torment, the adulterous wife who uncovers her husband’s secret, the man with a painting tattooed on his back whose value he doesn’t appreciate and the butler and chef who run rings aroudnd their obnoxious employer.
Collected together for the first time, stories include The Great Automatic Grammatizator, Royal Jelly, Mrs Bixby and the Colonel’s Coat, The Swan, Poison, Skin, The Princess and the Poacher, Genesis and Catastrophe and Mr Feasey.
Booktrail Boarding Pass: Cruelty
Destination: England, Wales, Cardiff Author/Guide: Roald Dahl Departure Time: Various
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