Jeffrey Archer

And Thereby Hangs a Tale: Short Stories

Sprecher: Doyle, Gerard

• Audio CD

Produktbeschreibung

Tragic, comic, outrageous-these fifteen stories in And Thereby Hangs a Tale from international bestselling author Jeffrey Archer showcase his remarkable talent for capturing an unforgettable moment in time... In India, in "Caste-Off," a man and woman fall in love while waiting for a traffic light to turn green on the streets of Delhi... From Germany comes "A Good Eye," about a priceless oil painting that has remained in the same family for over two hundred years, until... To the Channel Islands and "Members Only," where a golf ball falls out of a Christmas cracker, and a young man's life will never be the same... To Italy and "No Room at the Inn," where a young man who is trying to book a hotel room ends up in bed with the receptionist, unaware that she... To England, where, in "High Heels," a woman has to explain to her husband why a pair of designer shoes couldn't have gone up in flames...

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: MacMillan Audio
• Gesamtlaufzeit: 428 Min.
• Erscheinungstermin: September 2010
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781427210289
• Artikelnr.: 29944234

Autorenporträt

Jeffrey Archer was educated at Oxford University. He has served five years in Britain's House of Commons and fourteen years in the House of Lords. All of his novels and short story collections---including Paths of Glory, A Prisoner of Birth, and Kane & Abel---have been international bestsellers. Archer is married with two sons and lives in London and Cambridge. Gerard Doyle reads adult, young adult, and children's books in the full range of styles and genres, including literary fiction, mysteries, humor, adventure, and fantasy. He has won countless AudioFile Earphones Awards and was named a Best Voice in Young Adult Fiction in 2008. His audiobook credits include Frank Owen'sClubland, Jeffrey Archer's And Thereby Hangs a Tale, Val McDermid's The Distant Echo, and Robin Pilcher's A Risk Worth Taking. His career in British repertory theatre includes many productions, most notably The Crucible, The Tempest, The Importance of Being Earnest, and Fiddler on the Roof. In America, he has appeared on Broadway in The Weir and on television in New York Undercover and Law & Order. Born of Irish parents and raised and educated in England, Gerard has taught drama at Ross School for the past several years.

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