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Lisey's Story
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By
Stephen King
Narrated by
Mare Winningham
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18 hrs and 59 mins
Audible Release Date
09-25-06
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3.74 based on 628 ratings
 

Publisher's Summary

Lisey Debusher Landon lost her husband, Scott, two years ago, after a 25-year marriage of the most profound and sometimes frightening intimacy. Scott was an award-winning, best-selling novelist, and a very complicated man. Early in their relationship, before they married, Lisey had to learn from him about books and blood and "bools". Later, she understood that there was a place Scott went, a place that both terrified and healed him, could eat him alive, or give him the ideas he needed in order to live.

Now it's Lisey's turn to face Scott's demons, Lisey's turn to go to Boo'ya Moon. What begins as a widow's effort to sort through the papers of her celebrated husband becomes a nearly fatal journey into the darkness he inhabited.

Perhaps King's most personal and powerful story ever, Lisey's Story is about the wellsprings of creativity, the temptations of madness, and the secret language of love.

Don't miss more from Stephen King.

©2006 Stephen King; (P)2006 Simon and Schuster Audio

What the Critics Say

"As much about the facets of longtime marriage as it is about the characters themselves, Lisey's Story offers a poignant glimpse at abiding love and the tides of grief, and the internal language of relationships of all kinds." (Atlantic Monthly)
"In Lisey's Story, Stephen King makes bold, brilliant use of his satanic storytelling gift, his angelic ear for language, and above all his incomparable ability to find the epic in the ordinary." (Michael Chabon)
"Lisey's Story is bright and brilliant. It's dark and desperate. While I'll always consider The Shining, my first ride on King's wild Tilt-A-Whirl, a gorgeous, bloody jewel, I found, on this latest ride, a treasure box heaped with dazzling gems. A few of them have sharp, hungry teeth." (Nora Roberts)

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful:
Rating 5.0Rating 5.0Rating 5.0Rating 5.0Rating 5.0 "King at his best"
By: Ryan (Desoto, MO, USA)
June 09, 2009
I listened to Duma Key before this and based off the reviews of the two books, was expecting less than I got from this than I did Duma Key.

When I read a horror story, I want something more than just a combination of scary moments. I want the scary thing in the story, whatever it is, to have real substance. I felt that in Lisey's Story, more so than most of his other works, King hit upon something very real and very evil. My favorite King work to date.
3 of 6 people found this review helpful:
Rating 1.0Rating 1.0Rating 1.0Rating 1.0Rating 1.0 "As painfull as it gets"
By: Mark (Brewster, NY, USA)
May 29, 2009
The first 5 hrs in this book were the worst 5 hours I have ever spent doing anything. You could sum up part 1 of the audio book in about 10 min. Instead SK drags this out to the point that I had to stop it and listen to music. And any part of the first 6 hrs you liked only meant that those parts sucked less than everything else. This was as bad as listening to Bag of Bones..with SK narrating it. The rest of the book horrible also! I cant believe Sk wrote this trash. Save your credit!!
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Rating 5.0Rating 5.0Rating 5.0Rating 5.0Rating 5.0 "Like it was written just for Mare to read"
By: Rita (Lonsdale, MN, USA)
May 15, 2009
I've never done a review, but I had to come here and say how much I enjoyed Lisey's Story. It was like Stephen King wrote it just so Mare Winningham could narrate it. Though it might not compare to some of King's other works, this one was worth the listen just because of the excellent narration.
Rating 5.0Rating 5.0Rating 5.0Rating 5.0Rating 5.0 "An Awesome Book"
By: Lisa (Pittsburgh, PA, USA)
May 06, 2009
Loved it. I have no idea how anyone with even an ounce of appreciation for a well written novel wouldn't enjoy Stephen King...period. Even if it was a grocery list, his stories ARE in the details. Duma Key and the The Stand are, by far, my favorites but this one is definitely worth a listen.
Rating 5.0Rating 5.0Rating 5.0Rating 5.0Rating 5.0 "Smuckin' good!"
By: Michelle (Utica, NY, USA)
February 18, 2009
My title makes sense if you listen to this book. I've listened twice and I absolutely love it. Mare Winningham is the best narrator I've heard in a long time. She gets the voices, inflections, fear and hope right. And Stephen King always takes me places I love and fear! I will probably listen to it again and again. Lisey is so strong and tragic and her connection with Scott and her forays into the past really capture you! This book is on par with The Stand (my all time favorite Stephen King).
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