{"product_id":"2940170712809","title":"Misery","description":"The #1 national bestseller about a famous novelist held hostage by his \"number one fan\" and suffering a frightening case of writer's block-that could prove fatal. One of \"Stephen King's best...genuinely scary\" (\u003ci\u003eUSA TODAY\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaul Sheldon is a bestselling novelist who has finally met his number one fan. Her name is Annie Wilkes, and she is more than a rabid reader-she is Paul's nurse, tending his shattered body after an automobile accident. But she is also furious that the author has killed off her favorite character in his latest book. Annie becomes his captor, keeping him prisoner in her isolated house.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAnnie wants Paul to write a book that brings Misery back to life-just for her. She has a lot of ways to spur him on. One is a needle. Another is an axe. And if they don't work, she can get really nasty.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"Terrifying\" (\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e), \"dazzlingly well-written\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Indianapolis Star\u003c\/i\u003e), and \"truly gripping\" (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eMisery\u003c\/i\u003e is \"classic Stephen King...full of twists and turns and mounting suspense\" (\u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e).","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47102494081264,"sku":"2940170712809","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170712809_p0.jpg?v=1763815101","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170712809","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}