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Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life
  • Published: 7 December 2011
  • ISBN: 9780241955734
  • Imprint: Michael Joseph
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 208
  • RRP: $29.99

Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life

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A beautiful new jacket treatment, part of Penguin's reissue programme of Dahl's adult titles

The sweet scents of rural life infuse this 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.
  • Published: 7 December 2011
  • ISBN: 9780241955734
  • Imprint: Michael Joseph
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 208
  • RRP: $29.99
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About the author

Roald Dahl

Roald Dahl was a spy, ace fighter pilot, chocolate historian and medical inventor. He was also the author of Matilda, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The BFG and many more brilliant stories.

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Praise for Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life

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

Irish Times

All the stories sparkle with vibrant characters, humorous dialogue and sly rustic lore and cunning

Sunday Express