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Duma Key

By: Stephen King
Narrated by: John Slattery
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Publisher's summary

Winner of the 2009 Audie Award for Fiction

A terrible accident takes Edgar Freemantle's right arm and scrambles his memory and his mind, leaving him with little but rage as he begins the ordeal of rehabilitation. When his marriage suddenly ends, Edgar begins to wish he hadn't survived his injuries. He wants out. His psychologist suggests a new life distant from the Twin Cities, along with something else:

"Edgar, does anything make you happy?"
"I used to sketch."
"Take it up again. You need hedges...hedges against the night."

Edgar leaves for Duma Key, an eerily undeveloped splinter of the Florida coast. The sun setting into the Gulf of Mexico calls out to him, and Edgar draws. Once he meets Elizabeth Eastlake, a sick old woman with roots tangled deep in Duma Key, Edgar begins to paint, sometimes feverishly; many of his paintings have a power that cannot be controlled. When Elizabeth's past unfolds and the ghosts of her childhood begin to appear, the damage of which they are capable is truly devastating.

The tenacity of love, the perils of creativity, the mysteries of memory, and the nature of the supernatural: Stephen King gives us a novel as fascinating as it is gripping and terrifying.

©2008 Stephen King (P)2008 Simon and Schuster, Inc.

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A Stephen King gateway listen
"Stephen King's Duma Key was my gateway listen; the first audiobook that had me jonesing to get back and press play. Sure, some themes, at first mention, may sound recognizable to the regular King fan, but there's an energy and connection to the material that feels totally fresh; especially as King—who famously suffered his own near-death accident years prior—explores the relationship between healing and creativity. John Slattery (the magnetic Mad Men actor) absolutely nails the tone here, capturing the desperation and volatility of Freemantle’s fragile mind, while also making him a kind of matter-of-fact everyman who quickly becomes a stand-in for your lifelong friend. And when your friend is up against supernatural terror, how can you not listen?"
Doug P., Audible Editor

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Duma Key

Another fantastic story by the master story-teller, Stephen King. I use the books on tape on my ipod to keep me walking every day and it's working. I am getting a lot of exercise and enjoying every minute.

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Classic king

Great performance, a story that keeps throwing new twists and knots at you.. Had a hard time stopping listening.

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Excellent Performance

This reading is so superb that I actually want to seek out some of John Slattery's on-screen performances.

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Read this years ago,

But this narration was so much better! I don’t know if I skimmed the written version or what but I missed some very important plot points. John Slattery does fantastic narration on this, highly recommend.

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engaging from the first

I didn't read anything about the book before purchasing it for the reviews and my love of SKs previous books, I was so blown away with the story and the characters. I can't recommend enough!

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Great all the way around

great narration. it's been a long time since I have read Stephen King. the story seems milder than his earlier writings, but make no mistake it is still a great story.

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Quintessential Stephen King.

Settle in for a trip through the three acts of Edgar Freemantle and enjoy the ride.

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Great story, horribly sad.

Classic King creepy, great setting and characters, but God, it is sad. Narrator was perfect.

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Wonderful book.

It was a true slow mind screw. Excellent narration. All around superb Stephen King. Oddly enough, it made me pick up a paint brush again and do something creative.

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awesome story

This book is a great listen. Very complicated and layered events. I think I will listen to it again.

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