And Thereby Hangs a Tale by Jeffrey Archer

Fifteen stories find surprising turns in ordinary lives

Good Condition - Dust jacket scuffed, creased and chipped at corners/spine ends. Page edges spotted, with light spotting on text margins.

Jeffrey Archer gathers fifteen short stories shaped by encounters, possibilities, and unexpected decisions from different parts of the world. A meeting at a traffic light in Delhi, a treasured painting, and a seemingly insignificant object can each become the beginning of a story that changes direction in surprising ways. The collection moves between humor, emotion, ambition, and deception, using compact narratives to explore what people want and the lengths they will go to obtain it. Archer’s interest in the revealing twist gives familiar situations a fresh uncertainty. And Thereby Hangs a Tale offers a varied collection to read one story at a time, with each inviting curiosity about where its first impression might lead.