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The Last Act [SS]

✍ Scribed by Dahl, Roald

Book ID: 110487799
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Year: 2012
Tongue: en-GB
Weight: 590 KB
Category: Fiction
ISBN-13: 9781405911221

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✦ Synopsis

The Last Act is a short, sharp, sad story from Roald Dahl, the master of the twist in the tale.

In The Last Act , Roald Dahl, one of the world's favourite authors, tells a story of human darkness and frailty. Here, a woman's reconnection with an old-flame does not go as expected . . .

The Last Act is taken from the short story collection Switch Bitch , which includes three other black comedies which capture the ins and outs, highs and lows of sex.

'One of the most widely read and influential writers of our generation.' (The Times )

This story is also available as a Penguin digital audio download read by Gillian Anderson.

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...

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