In Over to You,ten terrifying tales of life as a wartime fighter pilot are told by the master of the short story,Roald Dahl.Duringthe Second World War Roald Dahl served in the RAF and even sufferedhorrific injuries in an air crash in the Libyan desert. Drawing on hisown experiences as a fighter pilot,Dahl crafted these tenspine-tingling stories: of air battles in the sky; of the nightmare ofbeing shot down; the infectious madness of conflict; and the nervyjollity of the Mess and Ops room.Dahl brilliantly conveys thebizarre reality of a wartime pilot's daily existence,where death is aconstant companion and life is lived from one heartbeat to the next.'One of the most widely read and influential writers of our generation'The Times'The great magician'SpectatorRoald Dahl,the brilliant and worldwide acclaimed author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,James and the Giant Peach,Matilda,and many more classics for children,also wrote scores of short storiesfor adults. These delightfully disturbing tales have often been filmedand were most recently the inspiration for the West End play,Roald Dahl's Twisted Tales by Jeremy Dyson. Roald Dahl's stories continue to make readers shiver today.
Publisher: Penguin Books LtdISBN: 9780241955802Number of pages: 240Weight: 170 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 15 mm
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Roald Dahl is one of the few writers I know whose work can accurately be described as addictive
Roald Dahl
Dahl gifted readers some of literature's most abiding and wonderful characters,from the lovable dream-whispering,word-mangling giant,the BFG,to magical Matilda,chocolate-maker extraordinaire Willy Wonka and many more. Endlessly inventive and laugh-out- loud funny,Dahl's stories reinvent the world for every new generation. They are rightly ranked among the greatest classics of children's fiction,stories that celebrate kindness,bravery and hope. Oh and whizzpopping.
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