Book description
William and Mary is a brilliant gem of a short story from Roald
Dahl, the master of the sting in the tail.
In William and Mary, Roald Dahl, one of the world's favourite
authors, tells a sinister story about the darker side of human nature.
Here, a wronged woman takes revenge on her dead husband . . .
William and Mary is taken from the short story collection
Kiss Kiss, which includes ten other devious and shocking
stories, featuring the wife who pawns the mink coat from her lover
with unexpected results; the priceless piece of furniture that is the
subject of a deceitful bargain; a husband and wife who hit upon a
novel way to feed their baby; and others.
'Unnerving bedtime stories, subtle, proficient, hair-raising and
done to a turn.' (San Francisco Chronicle )
This story is also available as a Penguin digital audio download
read by Juliet Stevenson and Adrian Scarborough.
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.
Roald Dahl, the best-loved of children's writers, was born in Wales
of Norwegian parents. His books continue to be bestsellers, despite his
death in 1990, and total UK sales are 55 million worldwide! Quentin
Blake is one of the best-known and best-loved children's illustrators
and it's impossible now to think of Roald Dahl's writings without
imagining Quentin Blake's illustrations.
