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Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life

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Description for Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life Paperback. 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, the author brings his stories of everyday country folk and their strange passions to life. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 197 x 13. Weight in Grams: 136.

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. ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780241955734
SKU
9780241955734
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-2

About Roald Dahl
Roald Dahl, the best-loved of children's writers, was born in 1916 in Wales of Norwegian parents. He was educated in England before starting work for the Shell Oil Company in Africa, and began writing after a 'monumental bash on the head' sustained as an RAF fighter pilot during the Second World War. He worked in a tiny hut in the ... Read more

Reviews for Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life
All the stories sparkle with vibrant characters, humorous dialogue and sly rustic lore and cunning
Sunday Express
Roald Dahl is one of the few writers I know whose work can accurately be described as addictive
Irish Times

Goodreads reviews for Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life


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