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A Quiver Full of Arrows
This collection of 12 short stories will
draw you into each story, whether it is "Old Love",
the tale of two undergraduates at Oxford in the '30s and their
bitter rivalry that ends in a memorable love story or "Broken
Routine", which tells of an insurance claim advisor and his
surprising encounter on the train home to Sevenoaks, or "Henry's
Hiccup", the story of The Grand Pasha and how his plans for
the most perfect honeymoon go awry.
From The Grand Pasha to a British diplomat
in China; a backgammon match to a one night stand, these stories
will take you on a tour of ancient heirlooms and modern romance,
of cutthroat business and kindly strangers, of lives lived in
the realms of power and lives freed from the gloom of oppression.
Fortunes are made and squandered, honour betrayed and redeemed,
and love lost and rediscovered.
This intricate web of tales prove that Jeffrey
really is the master of storytelling.
Stylish,
witty and constantly entertaining... Jeffrey Archer has a natural
aptitude for short stories.
-- The Times
Exciting
... Archer offers versatility, laughter, inventive plotting
and a gift for characterization.
--Baltimore Sun
Amusing
... poignant.
--The New York Times
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