Books with title Kiss

The unabridged, digital audiobook edition of Roald Dahl's Kiss, Kiss, dark collection of short stories for adults. What could go wrong when a wife pawns the mink coat that her lover gave her as a parting gift? What happens when a priceless piece of furniture is the subject of a deceitful bargain? Can a wronged woman take revenge on her dead husband? In these dark, disturbing stories, Roald Dahl explores the sinister side of human nature: the cunning, sly, selfish part of each of us that leads us into the territory of the unexpected and unsettling. Stylish, macabre, and haunting, these tales will leave you with a delicious feeling of unease. The stories are "The Landlady", read by Tamsin Greig William; "Mary", read by Juliet Stevenson's; Adrian Scarborough's "The Way Up To Heaven", read by Stephanie Beacham; Parson's "Pleasure", read by Derek Jacobi; "Mrs Bixby" and "The Colonel's Coat", read by Stephanie Beacham; "Royal Jelly", read by Adrian Scarborough; "George Porgy", read by Derek Jacobi; "Genesis" and "Catastrophe", read by Juliet Stevenson; "Edward the Conquerer", read by Juliet Stevenson; "Pig", read by Stephanie Beacham; and "The Champion of the World", read by Stephen Mangan.

Sylvie and Carl have been friends since they were tiny children. They've always played together, called each other boyfriend and girlfriend and, deep down, Sylvie has always believed that they'd end up married to each other. They even have a a magical fantasy world that belongs to them alone.But as they become older, things are starting to change. Sylvie would still rather spend all her time with Carl—but Carl has a new friend, Paul, who is taking all his attention. Now, Carl seems much less happy to be called Sylvie's boyfriend—and in a game of spin the bottle, he avoids having to kiss her. Sylvie can tell his feelings have changed and that their future together might not be so clear-cut after all. But can she guess at the true reasons behind it all?Touching and compelling, Kiss is a delicately handled treatment of love and sexuality from award-winning author Jacqueline Wilson.

By pawning a fine mink coat, an unfaithful wife schemes to pull the wool over her husband's eyes. Tucked away in a rural cottage, a priceless piece of antique furniture is the subject of a deceptive bargain. In London, a young businessman thinks he has found a perfect room to let, despite the dottiness of its landlady. Sickly and frail, a beekeeper's baby daughter begins to thrive after her father employs his own special methods of feeding. And when a widow reads her late husband's final letter to her, she discovers he is still very much with her after death...