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The Last Act (A Roald Dahl Short Story)

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The Last Act (A Roald Dahl Short Story)

By: Roald Dahl
Narrated by: Gillian Anderson
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Penguin presents the audiobook edition of The Last Act by Roald Dahl, read by Gillian Anderson.

In The Last Act, Roald Dahl tells a story of human darkness and frailty. Here, a woman's reconnection with an old-flame does not go as expected . . .

The Last Act is taken from the short story collection Switch Bitch, which includes three other black comedies which capture the ins and outs, highs and lows of sex.

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One of the most widely read and influential writers of our generation
Dahl is too good a storyteller to become predictable
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