Introducing Max Ward, a modern spy in a dangerous world. Know your enemy. Spared certain expulsion by a faceless puppet-master, MI6 spook Max Ward is happy riding an analyst's desk at the British Embassy in The Hague and seeing his married lover whenever their schedules allow. Then, out of nowhere, the favour is called in.

Leena is too young to feel stuck. Eileen is too old to start over. It?s time for the switch ? Ordered to take a two-month sabbatical after blowing a big presentation at work, Leena escapes to her grandmother Eileen?s house for some overdue rest. Newly single and about to turn 80, Eileen would like a second chance at love. But her tiny Yorkshire village doesn?t offer many eligible gentlemen ? So Leena proposes a solution: a two-month swap. Eileen can...

Part of a series of adult books by Roald Dahl, this volume includes four short stories that explore the delicious thrill of sexual expectation and the double-edged sword that is the power of desire. Originally published: New York: Alfred A Knopf; London: Michael Joseph, 1974