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Bag of Bones
From international bestseller Stephen King, a tale of grief, of love’s enduring bonds, and the haunting secrets of the past—the inspiration for the A&E miniseries.
Stephen King’s most gripping and unforgettable novel, Bag of Bones, is a story of grief and a lost love’s enduring bonds, of a new love haunted by the secrets of the past, of an innocent child caught in a terrible crossfire.
Set in the Maine territory King has made mythic, Bag of Bones recounts the plight of forty-year-old bestselling novelist Mike Noonan, who is unable to stop grieving even four years after the sudden death of his wife, Jo, and who can no longer bear to face the blank screen of his word processor.
Now his nights are plagued by vivid nightmares of the house by the lake. Despite these dreams, or perhaps because of them, Mike finally returns to Sara Laughs, the Noonans’ isolated summer home.
He finds his beloved Yankee town familiar on its surface, but much changed underneath—held in the grip of a powerful millionaire, Max Devore, who twists the very fabric of the community to his purpose: to take his three-year-old granddaughter away from her widowed young mother.
As Mike is drawn into their struggle as he falls in love with both of them, he is also drawn into the mystery of Sara Laughs, now the site of ghostly visitations, ever-escalating nightmares, and the sudden recovery of his writing ability. What are the forces that have been unleashed here—and what do they want of Mike Noonan?
As vivid and enthralling as King’s most enduring works, Bag of Bones resonates with what Amy Tan calls “the witty and obsessive voice of King’s powerful imagination.” It’s no secret that King is our most mesmerizing storyteller. In Bag of Bones—described by Gloria Naylor as “a love story about the dark places within us all”—he proves to be one of our most moving.
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Reviews
This was the first book I ever read by Stephen King. I was only 15 years old and that began my love for Mr King’s writing that persists to this day 21 years later
By Waynerogers6oh6
The story was a tad slow but man the ending...THE ENDING!! And the story The Cat From Hell was even better!
By JustShopping
Absolutely loved it.
By bookreader1986
Stephen King is so much more sophisticated in his writing than Dean Koontz. I just read Odd Thomas and regretted buying it. I always go back to King.. This is another great story. Buy it.
By EvnanBradenton
Major miss in my opinion. My least favorite King novel. Story story story that went no where zzzzz, and then a ghost at the end. Rushed and abrupt finish leaving lots of questions. What did I read all that for? Sorry Stephen.
By split80