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The Gingerbread Girl

By: Stephen King
Narrated by: Mare Winningham
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In the emotional aftermath of her baby's sudden death, Em starts running. Soon she runs from her husband, to the airport, down to the Florida Gulf, and out to the loneliest stretch of Vermillion Key, where her father has offered the use of a conch shack he has kept there for years. Em keeps up her running - barefoot on the beach, sneakers on the road - and sees virtually no one.

This is doing her all kinds of good, until one day she makes the mistake of looking into the driveway of a man named Pickering. Pickering also enjoys the privacy of Vermillion Key, but the young women he brings there suffer the consequences. Will Em be next?

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

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Great short listen

I loved the simplicity of the story. Sometimes the monsters that are the most dangerous are the human kind. I loved the narration . A narrator can make or destroy a book., in this case she was perfect.

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good short story

the story was good. wish it wouldn't have been a short story.. maybe it could have been a little bit longer but I did enjoy it

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great book great reading by Mare. held my interest start to finish. another great king

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What can say

Stephen King again he can write a story . He always could and always will

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wow! need to take up running

great short story wish it was longer 😊 King is still the King! Very entertaining

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Different

SK sometimes comes out of no where and sneaks up on you. This one did. Good short story, but I don't think it would have been interesting if it were any longer. At the end I was ready for it to be over.

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The story kept you on the edge of your seat

I liked that the way it was read let you actually think you were watching a movie

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Enjoyable short listen

Sometimes just a little SK is all you need. I love the ones where the women win.

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Edge of seat thriller I could not stop listening to until it was over. Highly recommend this book to all scary book fans

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A little lite for King

Defintely a quick listen. Not as suspensful or detailed as usual. I've read some of his other shorts and they did not leave you thinking there should have been just a little more.

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