{"product_id":"9780241955734-ah-sweet-mystery-of-life","title":"Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhether it is taking a troublesome cow to be mated with a prime bull; dealing with a rat-infested hayrick; learning the ways and means of maggot farming; or describing the fine art of poaching pheasants using nothing but raisins and sleeping pills, the author brings his stories of everyday country folk and their strange passions to life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe  sweet scents of rural life infuse Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life, a collection of Roald Dahl's  country stories - but there is always something unexpected lurking in the  undergrowth .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhether it is taking a troublesome cow to  be mated with a prime bull; dealing with a rat-infested hayrick;  learning the ways and means of maggot farming; or describing the fine  art of poaching pheasants using nothing but raisins and sleeping pills,  Roald Dahl brings his stories of everyday country folk and their strange  passions wonderfully to life. Lacing each tale with dollops of humour  and adding a sprinking of the sinister, Dahl ensures that this  collection is brimful of the sweet mysteries of life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A  sophisticated account of village life. The rural characters are moulded  by Dahl's dark, inquisitive imagination. Compelling and very funny' \u003ci\u003eTime Out\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Roald Dahl is one of the few writers I know whose work can accurately be described as addictive' \u003ci\u003eIrish Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eRoald Dahl, the brilliant and worldwide acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eCharlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, Matilda,\u003c\/i\u003e  and many more classics for children, also wrote scores of short stories  for adults. These delightfully disturbing tales have often been filmed  and were most recently the inspiration for the West End play, \u003ci\u003eRoald Dahl's Twisted Tales\u003c\/i\u003e by Jeremy Dyson. Roald Dahl's stories continue to make readers shiver today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39557477695585,"sku":"9780241955734","price":9.26,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_32389932.jpg?v=1738289216","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780241955734-ah-sweet-mystery-of-life","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}