Misery

The novel whose title, translated, means “Misery,” came to the author in a dream.

Can salvation from certain death turn into such a nightmare that even death seems like a merciful gift from fate?

It can. That’s exactly what happened to Paul Sheldon, the author of an endless book series about the woes of Misery. A wounded writer ended up in the hands of Annie Wilkes—a woman who has lost her mind because of his novels. The secluded cottage of a possessed fury turned into a torture chamber, and Paul’s existence became hell—full of pain and terror…