There his muse comes to him (no, not an apparition) and he begins to draw. Turns out drawing/sketching was something he had enjoyed doing, so he rents a house on one of the Florida Keys to try to recover/rebuild his life. The story is about a man recovering from a horrific accident and being encouraged to do something he enjoyed doing in what he refe rs to as his 'former life'. Personally I enjoyed all 609 pages and thought the premise behind it was something I hadn't encountered before - not even in his books. The book was well written with the right amount of weirdness thrown in. It took a long time for it to get a bit creepy but hey, that's what Stephen King does best. As I read this book I was struck by the realization that it wasn't as odd as some previous novels were. Living in Florida, it was an interesting premise to see how others viewed our beautiful state. Not too bad for a kid still in high school! I have been a huge Stephen King fan since 1978 when I read The Stand for the first time. Now he must deal with the dark side of his talent. He finally realizes that his newfound abilities are somehow tied to his elderly landlady, Elizabeth, but when the ghost of her past begin to appear, the real truth about his talent becomes quite terrifying. By that, it means that the things he paints become real! He also discovers that if he removes something from a painting, it will disappear in real life. What he discovers, is that his talent is more powerful than he remembered.

Edgar hopes that while here in Duma Key he can pick up the painting he use to love in his younger years.

felt he needed a change of place, a geographical cure. He ends up in Duma Key only because his Dr. The book explores an eerie stretch of Florida coast where Edgar Freemantle has come to build his life after an accident that cost him his arm and head injuries that leave him prone to uncontrollable rages and memory lapses. King has written dozens of #1 bestsellers, some unforgettable and others forgettable, but with this new horror story I think he may be back on track like years before! This book takes on new ground for Mr.

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