Since his first novel was published in 1974, Stephen King has stretched the boundaries of the written word through the years by not only bringing horror to new heights but trying his hand at nearly every possible genre, including children's books, graphic novels, serial novels, literary fiction, nonfiction, westerns, fantasy, and even e-books. He accomplishes one more feat by breaking hearts with an expertly crafted tale of an epic interior journey full of grief and discovery without covering much physical terrain.
The book tells two intimate stories set in the present and one is about her beloved. She finds out he set about providing for her upon seeing things coming for Lisey before his untimely death proving his deep and enduring love for her.
It won't seem to be your father's kind of King at first impression since it's nothing like The Shining, Salem's Lot, or even Cell.
If, as Stephen has said, Misery was his love letter to fans, Lisey's Story is a love letter to his wife, written from the perspective of his death as the genesis for the story was an incident in June 1999 when he was hit by a van and seriously injured. While Stephen was in the hospital, his wife decided to redesign his study. Upon coming home and seeing his belongings in boxes, he saw an image of how the place would look like after his death. Fitting when Lisey’s Story is full of references to other books, songs, poems and movies which all add up to the world that had meaning to the dead. Stephen actually thinks it's his best book yet and has stated that it's his favorite of the novels he has written.
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