An edition of Misery (1978)

Misery

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An edition of Misery (1978)

Misery

First Pocket Books paperback edition

by and

  • ★★★★ 4.08 ·
  • 101 Ratings
  • 1758 Want to read
  • 87 Currently reading
  • 193 Have read

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 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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dope, pills, American Novelists, Captives, Fans (Persons), Fiction, Novelists, Prisoners, Suspense fiction, Writers, abuse, fear, horror, isolation, prisoner, suspense, thriller, Nurses, American Horror stories, Horror tales, Pepsi, Fiction, horror, American literature, Authors, fiction, Large type books, American fiction, Literary, Thrillers, Fiction, thrillers, suspense, Fiction, science fiction, general
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Bossie, Bully, Dumpster, Growler, Hezekiah, Mary, Misery, Peter Gunn, Daniel, Geoffrey Alliburton, Hester Beaulifant, Bryce Bell, Crysilda Berryman, Dr. Bilford, Mrs. Bollinger, Tony Bonasaro, Dr. Bookings, Lady Calthorpe, Ian Carmichael, Misery Carmichael, Sean Carmichael, Thomas Carmichael, Gwendoline Chastain, Misery Chastain, Girl Christopher, Careless Corrigan, Mr. Cranthorpe, Nancy Dartmonger, Eddie Desmond, Ralph Dugan, Charlotte Evelyn-Hyde, Mr. Faverey, Angela Ford, John Ford, Albert Fossington, John Fowles, Kirsten Frawley, Nicholas Freeling, Duncan Fromsley, Ernest Gonyar, Lieutenant Gray, Christopher Hale, Paul Harvey, Billy Haversham, Baron Heidzig, Officer Humbuggy, Mrs. Saspbrak, Tamara Kinsolving, Adrian Krenmitz, Alison Krenmitz, Frederic Krenmitz, Laurene Krenmitz, Paul Krenmitz, Duane Kuchner, Michael Leith, Chief M'Chibi, W. Somerset Maugham, Mr. McKibbon, Trooper McKnight, Danna McLaren, Lee McLaren, Charlie Merrill, Mrs. Mulvaney, Michael O'Whunn, Old Man Patterson, Andrew Pomeroy, Bill Ramage, Mrs. ramage, Glenna Roberts, Tony Roberts, Laura D. Rothberg, Gary Ruddman, Andrea Saint James, Roman D. Sandpiper, Virginia Sandpiper, Mrs. Sheldon, Paul Sheldon, Roger Sheldon, Dr. Shinebone, Paulette Simeaux, Mrs. Soames, Irving Thalman, John Daniel Torrance, Tom Twyford, Van der Valk, Daniel Webster, Mad Jack Wickersham, Trooper Wicks, Annie Marie Wilkes, Carl Wilkes, Crysilda Wilkes, Paul Emery Wilkes, Edmund Wilson, Chuckie Yoder, Scheherazade
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Arc de Triomphe
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1980s

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Misery
2017 March, Pocket Books
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Misery
2016-01, Scribner
Trade Paperback in English - First Trade Paperback Edition (9)
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Misery
2000?, New English Library
Mass Market Paperback in English - New English Library paperback edition (1)
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Misery
1999, Plaza & Janés
Mass Market Paperback in Spanish
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Misery
1990, Signet
Mass Market Paperback in English - Movie Tie-in Edition (US / CAN); 1st Signet printing (19)
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1990-01, France Loisirs
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1990, Signet
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1988-06, New American Library
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1988 06, New American Library
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1988 06, New American Library
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1987, Viking
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Copyright Date
1987

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Mass Market Paperback
Number of pages
432

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OL26433491M
ISBN 10
1501156748
ISBN 13
9781501156748
OCLC/WorldCat
976407828
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1501156748
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1501156748
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Novelist Paul Sheldon has plans to make the difficult transition from writing historical romances featuring heroine Misery Chastain to publishing literary fiction. Annie Wilkes, Sheldon's number one fan, rescues the author from the scene of a car accident. The former nurse takes care of him in her remote house, but becomes irate when she discovers that the author has killed Misery off in his latest book. Annie keeps Sheldon prisoner while forcing him to write a book that brings Misery back to life.

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