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Bag of Bones is partly inspired by Daphne du Mauriers classic Rebecca, but theres more than homage in this novel of horror and romance. Like du Mauriers Manderley, Kings scary old place (on the shore of Maines remote Dark Score Lake) is haunted by the late lady of the manor. There are many gory ghosts afoot though: men, women, and wailing kids. The hero, a thriller no Bag of Bones is partly inspired by Daphne du Mauriers classic Rebecca, but theres more than homage in this novel of horror and romance. Like du Mauriers Manderley, Kings scary old place (on the shore of Maines remote Dark Score Lake) is haunted by the late lady of the manor. There are many gory ghosts afoot though: men, women, and wailing kids. The hero, a thriller novelist, stirs up hells angry shades while investigating his wifes death. It turns out she either had a dark secret herself or was onto some dread scandal lurking in Dark Score Lake. As in Kings previous book, Wizard and Glass, the fabric of reality is thin, and nosy narrators are in peril of plunging right out of this world and into a rather hostile otherworld. Bag of Bones is a writer-haunted book, too. The spirits of Herman Melville and Ray Bradbury are deeply felt, and so are the tales two romances (the hero muses on his marriage and falls for a young single mum with a marvellous psychic daughter). There is also good-humoured satire of the real bestseller book world--the hero complains that the publicity process is like going to a sushi bar where youre the sushi. In its deep concerns with love, sprawling families, the writers life, endangered children and good old-fashioned storytelling, the book resembles a John Irving novel. It is also absolutely classic Stephen King, packed with nifty turns of phrase, irreverent wit and lurid ghouls who grab you from beneath the bed while you cower under the covers. --Tim Appelo

Bag of Bones is partly inspired by Daphne du Mauriers classic Rebecca, but theres more than homage in this novel of horror and romance. Like du Mauriers Manderley, Kings scary old place (on the shore of Maines remote Dark Score Lake) is haunted by the late lady of the manor. There are many gory ghosts afoot though: men, women, and wailing kids. The hero, a thriller no Bag of Bones is partly inspired by Daphne du Mauriers classic Rebecca, but theres more than homage in this novel of horror and romance. Like du Mauriers Manderley, Kings scary old place (on...  Read More