01350cam a2200277 4500 365003984 TxAuBib 20181206120000.0 100526s2010||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2010021666 9780312539535 0312539533 (OCoLC)555654302 TxAuBib Archer, Jeffrey. And thereby hangs a tale / Jeffrey Archer. 1st U.S. ed. New York : St. Martin's Press, 2010. 301 p. ; 25 cm. Stories gathered "while on my travels around the world. Ten of them are based on known incidents ... while the remaining five are the result of my imagination"--Foreword. Stuck on you -- The queen's birthday telegram -- High heels -- Blind date -- Where there's a will -- Double-cross -- 'I will survive' -- A good eye -- Members only -- The undiplomatic diplomat -- The luck of the Irish -- Politically correct -- Better the devil you know -- No room at the inn -- Caste-off. Fifteen short pieces are set in various world regions and include "Members Only," in which a young man's life is transformed by a Christmas cracker. 20181206. Short stories. TXMTH