Sep 27, 2005 05:31 PM
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I have read a few books written by Jeffrey Archer---Kane and Abel, The Prodigal Daughter, Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less, Shall We Tell the President, Sons of Fortune---to name a few. Most of the books revolve around two or more individuals who are highly ambitious and strong-willed. Each of these strong characters is shown to be determined to defeat the another to gain power and fortune.
A month back, on a visit to Crossword, I picked up a book A Quiver Full of Arrows not knowing that it was a collection of short stories. Back home when I realized that it was a book of short stories, I was not sure, I wanted to read the book. It was during this weekend that I decided to read the book anyway and found that it was an impressive collection of short stories.
As the name rightly suggests, Jeffrey Archer has impressively put together twelve assorted arrows (short stories) into the quiver (book). Each of these arrows is sharp and leaves a meaningful impact on the readers.
The Chinese Statue is the story that features a Sir Alexander, a British Diplomat who has a priceless statue of Emperor Kung. It is towards the end that we understand the statue is not worth any thing, but inspite of that, it is still priceless. How? Read on!
One-night stand is hilarious so is The Luncheon. All the stories bring out certain element of human nature!
