Misery – Stephen King

Description

Misery is an American psychological horror thriller novel written by Stephen King and first published by Viking Press on June 8, 1987.[1] The novel’s narrative is based on the relationship of its two main characters – the popular writer Paul Sheldon and his psychotic fan Annie Wilkes. When Paul is seriously injured following a car accident, former nurse Annie brings him to her home, where Paul receives treatment and doses of pain medication. Gradually, Paul realizes that he is a prisoner and is forced to indulge his captor’s whims.
The novel’s title carries separate meanings; it is the name carried by the central heroine of Paul’s book series, and King described such a state of emotion during the novel’s writing. King has outlined the creation of Misery in his memoirs, and mentioned that the image of Annie Wilkes came to him in a dream. King planned the book to be released under the pseudonym Richard Bachman but his identity was discovered before the book’s release.

Misery won the first Bram Stoker Award for Novel in 1987 and was nominated for the 1988 World Fantasy Award for Best Novel.

First UK Edition , very light bumping to spine, book in near fine condition , dust wrapper slightly tanned and lightly rubbed at edges, in very good condition ,pages a slight light brown from age, but perfect otherwise, bound in brown cloth with gilt titles on spine. Hard Cover.