The Short, the Long and the Tall, Jeffrey Archer
The Short, the Long and the Tall, Jeffrey Archer
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The Short, the Long and the Tall
Short Stories

Author: Jeffrey Archer

Narrator: Anton Lesser, Ben Onwukwe, Gerard Doyle, Imogen Church, Richard Armitage, Robert Bathurst

Unabridged: 13 hr 25 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/17/2020


Synopsis

New York Times #1 bestselling author Jeffrey Archer, a master of the short-story form, joins forces with renowned illustrator Paul Cox to re-imagine twenty of his most popular and fêted short stories alongside beautifully rendered watercolor illustrations in The Short, The Long and the Tall.

Find out what happens to the hapless young detective from Naples who travels to an Italian hillside town to solve a murder and ends up falling in love; and the pretentious schoolboy whose discovery of the origins of his father’s wealth changes his life forever. Revel in the stories of the woman who dares to challenge the men at her Ivy League university during the 1930s, and another young woman who thumbs a lift and has an encounter she will never forget. Discover the haunting story about four men whose characters are tested to the point of death. Finally, a short parable about how pointless war is, and how decent people are caught up in the crossfire of their leaders’ ambitions.

This will be a must-buy for dedicated fans of the work of both author and illustrator, and includes the following short stories:

Never Stop on the Motorway
Cheap at Half the Price
Who Killed the Mayor?
It Can’t be October Already
Stuck on You
The Grass is Always Greener
The Queen’s Birthday Telegram
Clean Sweep Ignatius
The First Miracle
Caste Off
A Wasted Hour
Just Good Friends
Christina Rosenthal
A Gentleman and a Scholar
The Road to Damascus
Old Love
A Good Toss to Lose
One Man’s Meat
Endgame
Confession

A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin's Press

About Jeffrey Archer

There are many who say that author Jeffrey Archer's life would make the subject of an excellent book. London born Archer, grew up in Somerset, whose father was a printer by trade, was educated in Wellington School and at Brasenose College, Oxford. He was a very accomplished athlete, becoming President of the University Athletics Club. That was the beginning of his elected positions in various political positions. After a bad investment left him on the verge of bankruptcy, he decided to try writing a novel to repay his debts to creditors.

For his first writing attempt, Archer had great success with "Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less". The book sold to 17 countries and became a successful serial for BBC Radio 4, then televised in 1990. His second novel, "Shall We Tell the President", was a thriller about a plot to assassinate Edward Kennedy as though he became President. Several novels followed, each more successful than the others. He also mixed in some non-fiction and collections of short stories as well.

Archer is also a playwright with his first play being run at the Queen's Theatre in London's West End in 1987 for over 600 performances. He had a few plays that were quite successful, having played an acting role in one of the last to be performed.

In November of 1999, Archer was charged with perjury and conspiracy to pervert the course of justice, for which he served two years of a four-year sentence. He used that time to write a volume of documentaries about his experiences in the prison system. They were entitled.......Prison Diary: Volume I, Hell.......Volume II, Purgatory.........and, Volume III, Heaven. Archer is now published in 97 countries and more than 37 languages.......he is firmly established as an author of note. He has been married for 49 years to Dame Mary Archer DBE, and they have two sons and two grandsons. Their time is divided among their three homes in London, Cambridge, and Mallorca.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Julie

What a refreshing break from my usual reads. I LOVE short stories and Archer is a master. They make you laugh and cry. Poignant all of them.......more

Goodreads review by Chada

My very first Jeffrey Archer book. Wonderful collection of 20 short stories. Some are funny and heartwarming. Some are quite sad. A few are a little old-fashioned and dated. The illustrations are delightful.......more

Goodreads review by Amy

Jeffrey Archer pens a collection of short stories filled with twists and turns. Things are not what they seem and by the end of each tale, readers are in for a shocking surprise. Archer is a master of short stories and keeps readers on the edge of their seats before free falling by the final page. T......more