Stephen King has been described by the Guardian as 'one of the greatest storytellers of our time', by the Mirror as a 'genius' and by The Sunday Times as 'one of the most fertile storytellers of the modern novel.' In 2003, he was given the National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. He lives with his wife, the novelist Tabitha King, for most of the year in Maine, USA.
This is one of the most haunted character pieces he's ever written. Horrific. Tragic. And absolutely beautiful - Damon Lindelof, co-creator and writer of Lost Fresh and frightening and highly recommended - Observer King has become such a sophisticated writer that this novel is never less than page-turning . . . A first-class beach-read - Independent on Sunday Another masterpiece - The Sun This is one of the most haunted character pieces he's ever written. Horrific. Tragic. And absolutely beautiful - Damon Lindelof, co-creator and writer of Lost Fresh and frightening and highly recommended - Observer King has become such a sophisticated writer that this novel is never less than page-turning . . . A first-class beach-read - Independent on Sunday Another masterpiece - The Sun