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And Thereby Hangs a Tale by Jeffrey Archer
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And Thereby Hangs a Tale (edition 2011)

by Jeffrey Archer

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Fifteen short pieces are set in various world regions and include "Members Only," in which a young man's life is transformed by a Christmas cracker.
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Title:And Thereby Hangs a Tale
Authors:Jeffrey Archer
Info:St. Martin's Paperbacks (2011), Edition: Reprint, Mass Market Paperback, 336 pages
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And Thereby Hangs a Tale: Short Stories by Jeffrey Archer

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  BooksInMirror | Feb 19, 2024 |
Published in 2010, this is Archer's 6th collection of short stories. Of the selections, 10 are said to be based on the author's real experiences. The title is taken from Shakespeare (and according to one of the stories, is used in four of his plays). Surprisingly, the collection has its own Wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/And_Thereby_Hangs_a_Tale
Below are listed the 15 stories, with my rankings. The two indicated with 4 stars I found to be especially notable.

"Stuck On You" 4*
"The Queen's Birthday Telegram" 3*
"High Heels" 2.5*
"Blind Date" 3*
"Where There's a Will" 4*
"Double-Cross" 3.5*
"'I Will Survive'" 3*
"A Good Eye" 2*
"Members Only" 2*
"The Undiplomatic Diplomat" 2*
"The Luck of the Irish" 1*
"Politically Correct" 1*
"Better the Devil You Know" 2*
"No Room at the Inn" 3*
"Caste-Off" 3* ( )
1 vote danielx | Aug 4, 2023 |
I must admit, I read it a few days and I already remember little of it. This was... sort of a man's wet dream? ( )
  JaqJaq | Jan 7, 2022 |
I enjoy some stories more than others.
Stuck on you, The Queen's Birthday Telegram, Blind Date... ok maybe all the stories..

Just read the whole book a second time. ( )
  Ibrahim_Obalola | Apr 15, 2021 |
Short stories. Good fun ( )
  keithgordonvernon | Aug 19, 2017 |
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This work ("And Thereby Hangs a Tale") is for the book collection of short stories by Jeffrey Archer. The single short story "Stuck on You" was released as a separate eBook entitled "And Thereby Hangs a Tale: Free Short Story" and should be considered a separate work. Thank you.
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Fifteen short pieces are set in various world regions and include "Members Only," in which a young man's life is transformed by a Christmas cracker.

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Contains the short stories:
Stuck on you*
The queen's birthday telegram*
High heels*
Blind date
Where there's a will*
Double-cross*
'I will survive'*
A good eye
Members only*
The undiplomatic diplomat*
The luck of the Irish*
Politically correct
Better the devil you know
No room at the inn
Caste-off*

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