Misery

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Cover Art for 9780450417399, Misery by Stephen King
ISBN: 9780450417399
Publisher: New English Library (NEL)
Published: 1 January, 1992
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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Genre:Horror, Thriller

Famed novelist Paul Sheldon is the author of a highly successful series of historical romance novels involving a character called Misery Chastain. But Paul wants to branch out to other genres, and has just finished the manuscript of a new unrelated drama novel called Fast Cars. His agent believes that it was a bad idea to kill off Misery, but Sheldon argues that it was an important career move, as he does not want to be typecast as a romance writer. He departs from Silver Creek, Colorado to head west but is caught in a blizzard and his car goes off the road. He is rescued by a former nurse, Annie Wilkes, and brought to her remote home. By the time Paul regains consciousness, he is already in Annie's farmhouse in the middle of nowhere, on Novril, an addictive drug that has kept Paul from realizing that both of Paul's legs are broken and he has a dislocated shoulder, so he is bedridden and incapacitated. Annie claims she is his 'number one fan' and talks a lot about him and his novels. She is happy when Paul lets her read his new novel, but later admits she disliked the excessive swearing. While feeding him, she is angered and spills soup on him but regains control and apologizes. She buys a copy of Paul's latest book, Misery's Child, but after learning that he has "murdered my" Misery, Annie flies into a rage, almost smashing a table on Paul's head. She reveals that nobody knows where he is (contradicting what she had earlier told him). Annie leaves and Paul tries to escape from his room, but she has locked the door. Sheldon realizes that she has destroyed the phones and continues to overdose him on painkillers and uses various methods to keep him locked up. With a hopeless addiction to the pills and a constant need for water, Annie is able to keep him squealing.

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