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1987
MISERY
Stephen King
Cover of MISERY

MISERY

by Stephen King

Viking Press · 2016

Peak rank

#1

Weeks on list

30

Weeks at #1

7

Debuted

June 1987

Chart History

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dashed = off the list

30 weeks on the Hardcover Fiction list, including 7 weeks at #1

The #1 New York Times bestselling tale of terror from master storyteller Stephen King about a famous novelist held hostage in a remote location by his “number one fan”. Bestselling 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 a 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...

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Details

ISBN-13
9781501141249
ISBN-10
1501141244
Published
2016
Pages
432
Publisher
Viking Press
Google rating
5.0(2)
Categories
Fiction

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