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Misery by King
Return to the gripping, suspenseful classic #1 New York Times bestseller by master storyteller Stephen KingBestselling novelist Paul Sheldon thinks he s finally free of Misery Chastain. In a controversial career move, he s just killed off the popular protagonist of his beloved romance series in favor of expanding his creative horizons. But such change doesn t come without consequences. After a near-fatal car accident in rural Colorado leaves his body broken, Paul finds himself at the mercy of the terrifying rescuer who s nursing him back to health his self-proclaimed number one fan, Annie Wilkes. Annie is very upset over what Paul did to Misery, and demands that he find a way to bring her back by writing a new novel his best yet, and one that s all for her. After all, Paul has all the time in the world to do so as a prisoner in her isolated house...and Annie has some very persuasive and violent methods to get exactly what she wants....
King, Stephen: - Stephen King is the author of more than fifty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. His recent work includes The Outsider, Sleeping Beauties (cowritten with his son Owen King), the short story collection The Bazaar of Bad Dreams, the Bill Hodges trilogy End of Watch, Finders Keepers, and Mr. Mercedes (an Edgar Award winner for Best Novel and now an AT&T Audience Network original television series), Doctor Sleep, and Under the Dome. His novel 11/22/63--a Hulu original television series event--was named a top ten book of 2011 by The New York Times Book Review and won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Mystery/Thriller. His epic works The Dark Tower and It are the basis for major motion pictures, with It now the highest grossing horror film of all time. He is the recipient of the 2018 PEN America Literary Service Award, the 2014 National Medal of Arts, and the 2003 National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. He lives in Bangor, Maine, with his wife, novelist Tabitha King.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780451169525 |
| ISBN 10 | 0451169522 |
| Title | Misery |
| Author | King |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Year published | 2005-11-28 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Prizes | Winner of Bram Stoker Awards (Novel) 1987 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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