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Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Lust by Roald Dahl, read by Mark Heap, Derek Jacobi, Richard E Grant, Gillian Anderson, Shane Rimmer, Julian Rhind-Tutt and Jessica Hynes.

We fall not in love but in lust . . .

Lust, in all its myriad forms, consumes us. What won't we do to achieve our heart's desire? In these ten tales of twisted love master storyteller Roald Dahl explores how our darkest impulses reveal who we really are.

Collected together for the first time, stories include Madame Rosette, Neck, Georgy Porgy, The Visitor, The Last Act, The Great Switcheroo, Bitch, Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life, The Ratcatcher and Nunc Dimittis.

 Anthologies & Short Stories Contemporary Contemporary Romance Family Life Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Romance Short Stories Women's Fiction Marriage Comedy

Critic reviews

From Roald Dahl, the master of the sting in the tail, a newly collected book of his darkest stories
One of the most widely read and influential writers
The absolute master of the twist in the tale
Roald Dahl is one of the few writers I know whose work can accurately be described as addictive
Dahl is too good a storyteller to become predictable
One of the most widely read and influential writers of our generation
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All the stories have a strange atmosphere but each is very clever, written by a master author and beautifully read.

Great selection of short stories

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Fantastic book. Highly recommend. Loved every minute of it 😁 (Oops, 15 word minimum apparently lol)

Outstanding!

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Badly produced, however some good vocal performances, a couple of robotic voices. Brilliant stories as expected

poorly edited but brilliantly written

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Riveting tales, will keep you guessing to the end and beyond- especially "The Great Switcheroo!"

Good Stuff!

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Madame Rosette might be my favourite all time short story. It's performed brilliantly here. 4 stars as the others don't quite reach the same heights, although listening to Mark Heap is a treat.

Worth it for the first story alone

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