And Thereby Hangs a Tale


Rating: 3/5















Title: And Thereby Hangs a Tale
Author: Jeffrey Archer
Genre: Fiction
Pages: 273
Publisher: Pan Books
ISBN-13: 9780330453141
An excellent collection of fifteen short stories by Jeffrey Archer. Again, some of them are inspired by true incidents. But this time, the stories are a step more interesting and refreshing maybe because they are from various parts of the world. There is one based in India too. Some of my favorite stories are ‘The Queen’s Birthday Telegram’, ‘High Heels' and 'Members Only'. While a couple of stories are predictable, the greater part of the book is definitely worth a read.

Last word – my favorite short story collection by Archer.

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