{"product_id":"9781399765947","title":"The Shining","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003e50th Anniversary CLASSIC EDITION with a new introduction from Owen King\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Stephen King\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 3\u003csup\u003erd\u003c\/sup\u003e December 2026 by HACHETTE LIBRARY ().\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback | \u003cbr\u003emm | 1200g\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA beautiful classic hardback edition of one of King's masterpieces, released to mark the fiftieth anniversary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the true modern classics, THE SHINING is regarded as one of Stephen King's masterpieces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDanny is only five years old, but in the words of old Mr Hallorann he is a 'shiner', aglow with psychic voltage. When his father becomes caretaker of the Overlook Hotel, Danny's visions grow out of control.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs winter closes in and blizzards cut them off, the hotel seems to develop a life of its own. It is meant to be empty. So who is the lady in Room 217 and who are the masked guests going up and down in the elevator? And why do the hedges shaped like animals seem so alive?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSomewhere, somehow, there is an evil force in the hotel - and that, too, is beginning to shine . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Obviously a masterpiece, probably the best supernatural novel in a hundred years' - Peter Straub\u003cbr\u003e'As a storyteller, he is up there in the Dickens class' - The Times\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSTEPHEN KING is the author of more than seventy books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. His recent titles include Never Flinch, Fairy Tale and Holly, all number one Sunday Times bestsellers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMany of his titles are the basis for major motion pictures, TV series and streamed events, including Carrie and The Shawshank Redemption, which is IMDb's top-rated movie of all time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKing is the recipient of The Sunday Times Award for Literary Excellence 2022, the 2020 Audio Publishers Association Lifetime Achievement Award, the 2018 PEN America Literary Service Award, the 2014 National Medal of Arts, and the 2003 National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. He lives in Maine, with his wife, novelist Tabitha King.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57631034376567,"sku":"9781399765947","price":22.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0357\/3199\/6807\/files\/28bda45a-8324-4b6e-9f14-8b91a443f394.jpg?v=1792593777","url":"https:\/\/thebookhousebroughtyferry.co.uk\/products\/9781399765947","provider":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}