Royal Jelly
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 2012 09 13
Language: eng
Format: Epub
ISBN-13: 9781405911009
Description: Royal Jelly is a brilliant gem of a short story from Roald Dahl, the master of the sting in the tail.

In Royal Jelly, Roald Dahl, one of the world's favourite authors, tells a sinister story about the darker side of human nature. Here, a husband and wife, unable to get their new baby to feed, hit upon a novel and disturbing solution . . .

Royal Jelly is taken from the short story collection Kiss Kiss, which includes ten other devious and shocking stories, featuring the wife who pawns the mink coat from her lover with unexpected results; the priceless piece of furniture that is the subject of a deceitful bargain; a wronged woman taking revenge on her dead husband, and others.
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