Four cautionary tales for grown-ups, each laced with fun and horrible surprises.

This audiobook is for everybody who wants to improve their English. It's fun to learn English by listening to interesting stories. A young woman is looking for her diamond ring. She can't find it. Then she remembers meeting a homeless man. Did he take her ring and disappear? A pack of trained wolf-like creatures are chasing a man in the forest. The man is trying to cross the border illegally. Suddenly they stop and refuse to attack him. Why? It's...

Two friends, two sons, two shocking and intense love affairs... Roz and Lil have been best friends since childhood. But their bond stretches beyond familiar bounds when these middle-aged mothers fall in love with each other's teenage sons--taboo-shattering passions that last for years, until the women end them, vowing to have a respectable old age. With Adore, Doris Lessing, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, once again proves her unrivaled...

"From one of Britain's most accomplished, acclaimed, and garlanded writers, Hilary Mantel delivers a brilliant collection of contemporary short stories that demonstrate what modern England has becomeIn The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher, Hilary Mantel's trademark gifts of penetrating characterization, unsparing eye, and rascally intelligence are once again fully on display.Her classic wicked humor in each story--which range from a ghost story...

The purpose of this book is to help you to learn the English language through the Natural Approach Method. Just by reading this book you can immerse yourself into the English language and let your mind take you down the path of immersive learning. Reading these stories will help you learn the language naturally and build your language skills quickly. With this book, you'll be able to understand and communicate in English in no time! Unlock the power...

Five tales of creatures who live and die by fire from both the present day and the prehistoric past.