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Lisey's Story

By Stephen King

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| Hardcover | 9780641934131

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Book Description

Lisey Debusher Landon lost her husband Scott two years ago, after a twenty five year marriage of the most profound and sometimes frightening intimacy. Lisey knew there was a ...

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A smuck in the bools

Lisey's Story by Stephen King 576pp, Hodder & Stoughton, £17.99 Can a single word ruin a novel? I don't mean a misplaced or pointless adjective. In the long flow of a novel, readers tend to accept the occasional mot injuste as a weakness of the form. ... (read full critics)

guardian.co.uk published on Sat, 25 Sep 2010

Lisey's Story By Stephen King

Stephen King has been scaring us silly for 35 years with the simplest premise: What if? For instance, what if dogs could kill ( Cujo)? Or clowns ( It)? Or telekinetic prom queens ( Carrie)? Or a '58 Plymouth Fury ( Christine)? Or cell phones ( The Ce ... (read full critics)

bookpage published on Mon, 13 Sep 2010

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One of King's best

A very welcome change from his last, The Cell. An interesting story with wonderful explorations of language. Bool. The End.

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myrtlebch said on Feb 3, 2007 | Add your feedback

Hands-down one of my favourite Stephen King novels, and potentially one of my favourites in general. I am unsure as to what exactly about this book captured me. It's just a really great story. I was surprised at how well King could write from a female narrative.

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Marsha said on Jul 12, 2010 | Add your feedback

Almost half-way through; it's not getting better.

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Gussie Dupp said on Jul 7, 2009 about the Mass Market Paperback edition | Add your feedback