Book description
My Lady Love, My Dove is a short, sharp, frightening story from
Roald Dahl, the master of the shocking tale.
In My Lady Love, My Dove, Roald Dahl, one of the world's
favourite authors, tells a sinister story about the darker side of
human nature. Here, a game of cards between two couples is the basis
for some shocking deceit . . .
My Lady Love, My Dove is taken from the short story
collection Someone Like You, which includes seventeen other
devious and shocking stories, featuring the wife who serves a dish
that baffles the police; a curious machine that reveals the horrifying
truth about plants; the man waiting to be bitten by the venomous snake
asleep on his stomach; and others.
'The absolute master of the twist in the tale.' (Observer)
This story is also available as a Penguin digital audio download
read by the great Richard Griffiths.
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.
