Millions of readers around the world have relished Jeffrey Archer's short stories. Taking inspiration from his favourite short story writers - F. Scott Fitzgerald, Maupassant, H. H. Munro, W. Somerset Maugham and O. Henry - Jeffrey Archer has written five bestselling collections over the years and Macmillan are proud to announce the publication of a sixth volume of stories in May 2010.
Jeffrey is published in 114 countries and more than 47 languages, with more than 750,000 5* reviews with international sales passing 275 million copies.
He is the only author ever to have been a number one bestseller in fiction (nineteen times), short stories (four times) and non-fiction (The Prison Diaries).
Jeffrey has been married for 53 years to Dame Mary Archer DBE. They have two sons, William and James, three grandsons and two granddaughters, and divide their time between homes in London, Cambridge and Mallorca.
While reading Jeffrey Archer's novel "stuck on You," I experienced a state of confusion and hesitation. As I wavered between pitying Jeremy and condemning his infuriating stupidity, I ultimately settled on blaming it. Although I understand that love can sometimes drive a person to madness and cause them to commit acts that clash with their principles, Jeremy's situation went beyond that, becoming a clear path to ruin. However, without offering any excuses for him, the idea of finding a heart that beats with love can push a person to disregard all values and virtues, which brought me back to square one of confusion and the question: Have I actually begun to sympathize with Jeremy?
In general, I believe that Jeffrey Archer has brilliantly succeeded in crafting a reinterpretation of the oldest deception known to history: deception in the name of love. Although love is a human emotion that embodies the highest ideals of refinement and nobility, it also possesses a terrifying capacity to transform into a motive in whose name a person commits the most heinous crimes and atrocities. Despite the novel's simple structure and its reliance on a concise narrative focused on a single, brief idea, the author successfully conveyed his message, even though he could have allowed the narrative to flow more freely. Perhaps what I found most appealing and artistically pleasing was the novel's ending; the author deliberately withheld Jeremy's character and observed his reaction upon realizing he was merely a pawn in a game built on love and deceit, leaving the reader ample room for imagination and the weaving of diverse scenarios surrounding his tragic and dark fate. #MOUDY
Blimey, this really was a pamphlet, the story line started off well, I thought it was going to lead onto a full blown exciting short novel, gosh took me 2 mins to read and it was over, not worth publishing was it Jeffrey!