Ah, sweet mystery of life - Roald Dahl

The
sweet scents of rural life infuse Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life, a 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 describing the fine
art of poaching pheasants using nothing but raisins and sleeping pills,
Roald Dahl brings his stories of everyday country folk and their strange
passions wonderfully to life. Lacing each tale with dollops of humour
and adding a sprinking of the sinister, Dahl ensures that this
collection is brimful of the sweet mysteries of life.

'A
sophisticated account of village life. The rural characters are moulded
by Dahl's dark, inquisitive imagination. Compelling and very funny' Time Out

'Roald Dahl is one of the few writers I know whose work can accurately be described as addictive' Irish Times

Roald Dahl, the brilliant and worldwide acclaimed author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, Matilda,
and many more classics for children, also wrote scores of short stories
for adults. These delightfully disturbing tales have often been filmed
and were most recently the inspiration for the West End play, Roald Dahl's Twisted Tales by Jeremy Dyson. Roald Dahl's stories continue to make readers shiver today.