Bag of Bones

Bag of Bones
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14+
Release Date
January 30, 1996
ISBN
067102423X
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Here is Stephen King's most gripping and unforgettable novel—a tale of grief and lost love's enduring bonds, of haunting secrets of the past, and of an innocent child caught in a terrible crossfire. Four years after the sudden death of his wife, forty-year-old bestselling novelist Mike Noonan is still grieving. Unable to write, and plagued by vivid nightmares set at the western Maine summerhouse he calls Sara Laughs, Mike reluctantly returns to the lakeside getaway. There, he finds his beloved Yankee town held in the grip of a powerful millionaire, Max Devore, whose vindictive purpose is to take his three-year-old granddaughter, Kyra, away from her widowed young mother, Mattie. As Mike is drawn into Mattie and Kyra's struggle, as he falls in love with both of them, he is also drawn into the mystery of Sara Laughs, now the site of ghostly visitations and escalating terrors. What are the forces that have been unleashed here—and what do they want of Mike Noonan? It is no secret that King is one of our most mesmerizing storytellers. In Bag of Bones, he proves to be one of our most moving as well.

Here is Stephen King's most gripping and unforgettable novel—a tale of grief and lost love's enduring bonds, of haunting secrets of the past, and of an innocent child caught in a terrible crossfire.

Four years after the sudden death of his wife, forty-year-old bestselling novelist Mike Noonan is still grieving. Unable to write, and plagued by vivid nightmares set at the western Maine summerhouse he calls Sara Laughs, Mike reluctantly returns to the lakeside getaway. There, he finds his beloved Yankee town held in the grip of a powerful millionaire, Max Devore, whose vindictive purpose is to take his three-year-old granddaughter, Kyra, away from her widowed young mother, Mattie. As Mike is drawn into Mattie and Kyra's struggle, as he falls in love with both of them, he is also drawn into the mystery of Sara Laughs, now the site of ghostly visitations and escalating terrors. What are the forces that have been unleashed here—and what do they want of Mike Noonan?

It is no secret that King is one of our most mesmerizing storytellers. In Bag of Bones, he proves to be one of our most moving as well.

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Not Just A Bag of Bones
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Reader reviewed by Taquita

Bag if bones you ask? I think not. This novel may seem creepy at first glance... but let me assure ya'll it isn't about a 'bag of bones.' Although, it is SCARY, CREEPY, CRAZY, GOOD, OFF THE CHAIN... fo shizzle. You know... it is by the KING himself. PEACE. WORD. Ta-quita OUT!
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Reader reviewed by Crystal

"Bag of Bones" is about an author who's wife dies, and throughout the whole book he is struggling to deall with her death. Strange things begin to happen. His wife's ghost is starting to talk to him, warning him that danger is coming...or already there. Great book, I don't think it is appropriate for kids 13 and under.(Even though Im 13! But hey! I didnt know until I read it!)
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