The Brides of Solomon and Other Stories

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First published in 1958, this collection of short stories is a snapshot of Household's great skill as a storyteller. Despite vastly different characters and plots, the collection as a whole explores Household's generation - raw from war and political upheaval - with wit, suspense and brilliance.

Including, among others, The Case of Valentin Lecormier, Constant Lovers, The Idealist, Kindly Stranger, Salute, Eggs as Ain't, The Eye of a Soldier, Children's Crusade.

Geoffrey Household

Geoffrey Household served in British Intelligence during World War II in Greece and the Middle East. He was a prolific novelist and published an autobiography in 1958. He married twice and had a son and two daughters. He died in Oxfordshire in 1988.

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