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Duma Key
by Stephen King
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0340952202
- ISBN 13
- 9780340952207
- Seller
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Traralgon, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Hodder and Stoughton, UK, 2008. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Trade Paperback. 579 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Hodder and Stoughton, UK, 2008. *** CONDITION: This book is in very good condition. More specifically: Covers have light creasing. Spine is uncreased. . Edges of pages are slightly soiled. Pages are lightly tanned and lightly creased. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: Duma Key is the engaging, fascinating story of a man who discovers an incredible talent for painting after a freak accident in which he loses an arm. He moves to a 'new life' in Duma Key, off Florida's West Coast; a deserted strip, part beach, part weed-tangled, owned by a patroness of the arts whose twin sisters went missing in the 1920s. Duma Key is where out-of-season hurricanes tear lives apart and a powerful undertow lures lost and tormented souls. Here Freemantle is inspired to paint the amazing sunsets. But soon the paintings become predictive, even dangerous. Freemantle knows the only way forward is to discover what happened to the twin sisters - and what is the secret of the strange old lady who holds the key? The story is about friendship, about the bond between a father and his daughter and about memory, truth and art. It is also is a metaphor for the life and inspiration of a writer, and an exploration of the nature, power and influence of fiction. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; General; ISBN/EAN: 9780340952207. Inventory No: 15060569.. 9780340952207
Synopsis
Duma Key is a psychological horror novel by American novelist Stephen King. The book reached #1 on the New York Times Bestseller List. It is King's first novel to be set in Florida or Minnesota. The dust jacket features holographic lettering.
Reviews
On Jul 9 2008, Quantumarvels said:
His best since Insomnia. And if you have not read insomnia read Duma Key first.
On Apr 19 2008, BayShore Books LLC said:
When I think of Stephen King, I think horror and sleepless nights. Imagine my surprise to discover his latest novel is actually a memoir – not that of the masterful storyteller, but of a simple Minnesota construction worker who is, shall we say, a little down on his luck. Okay, maybe it’s not a true story, but I feel so connected to the characters, they must exist somewhere. Edgar Freemantle, or “Eddie” as I now think of him, lost his right arm in a construction accident and his marriage ends. Instead of giving up on life as he originally intended, he takes his psychologist’s advice of a “geographic cure” and rents a house on Duma Key off the Florida Coast.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Manyhills Books
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15060569
- Title
- Duma Key
- Author
- Stephen King
- Format/Binding
- Trade Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0340952202
- ISBN 13
- 9780340952207
- Publisher
- Hodder and Stoughton
- Place of Publication
- UK
- Date Published
- 2008
- Keywords
- BZDB5 Fiction; Duma Key
- Bookseller catalogs
- General; Fiction;
Terms of Sale
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