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Deception

Roald Dahl

Wes Anderson's Major Netflix adaptation of Roald Dahl's The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar featured in Deception, starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Ralph Fiennes, Dev Patel, Sir Ben Kingsley, Richard Ayoade, Rupert Friend and Asa Jennings set for release October 2023!THE PERFECT GIFT for fans of Roald Dahl.Think you know Dahl? Think again. There's still a whole world of Dahl to discover in a newly collected book of his deliciously dark tales for adults . . . 'The cruelest lies are often told in silence . . .'Why do we lie? Why do we deceive those we love most? What do we fear revealing? In these ten tales of deception master storyteller Roald Dahl explores our tireless efforts to hide the truth about ourselves.Here, among many others, you'll read about how to get away with the perfect murder, the old man whose wagers end in a most disturbing payment, how revenge is sweeter when it is carried out by someone else and the card sharp so good at cheating he does something surprising with his life.Roald Dahl reveals even more about the darker side of human nature in seven other centenary editions: Lust, Madness, Cruelty, Innocence, Trickery, War and Fear.

Format:
Paperback / softback
Pages:
304
Publisher:
Penguin Books Ltd
ISBN:
9780718185671
Published Date:
25/8/2016
Dimensions:
197mm x 129mm x 17mm
Weight:
215g
Category:
Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

RRP: £10.99

Format: Paperback / softback

ISBN: 9780718185671


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