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Someone Like You: Expect the Unexpected is an anthology of short stories for adults, written by Roald Dahl. Summary of the Book This title contains Roald Dahl’s short stories of vendettas, bitter memories, desperate quests and sordid fantasies. The stories are best known for the nuances they portray of a wide array of human emotions, especially the darker ones. It contains the following titles: Dip in the Pool, Lamb to the Slaughter, Galloping Foxley, Man from the South, Neck, Poison, Mr. Feasey, Mr. Hoddy, Rummins, Taste, Skin, Nunc Dimittis, The Great Automatic Grammatizator, The Soldier, The Wish, The Ratcatcher, The Sound Machine, and My Lady Love, My Dove. About Roald Dahl Roald Dahl was a British short story writer, novelist, poet, fighter pilot and screenwriter. He was born to Norwegian parents and served in the Royal Air Force during World War II. During this time, he became an intelligence officer and a flying ace. He rose to the rank of Acting Wing Commander. His short stories are popularly known for their unexpected endings, and his children’s stories are unsentimental with a bit of dark humour. Some of his works include: James and the Giant Peach, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, The Witches, Fantastic Mr. Fox, The Twits, and George’s Marvellous Medicine.