Book description
Dip in the Pool is a short, sharp story from Roald Dahl, the
master of the shocking tale.
In Dip in the Pool, Roald Dahl, one of the world's favourite
authors, tells an unsettling story of human folly. Here, a man acts
rashly and life-threateningly to ensure he wins a prize . . .
Dip in the Pool 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 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.
