Author:
Archer, Jeffrey, 1940-
Imprint:New York : St. Martin's Press, 2010.
Description:301 p. ; 24
Note: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.
Note: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.
Note: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.
