LoveReading Says
LoveReading Says
This tale of a young man and his dog entering another world is beautifully thought-provoking and fantastically spellbinding. Stephen King is one of my go-to authors, I can abandon myself to his creations and know that I will have the most fabulous reading experience. I lost my heart to Fairy Tale when reading the synopsis and Stephen King’s own thoughts. He explains that at the beginning of the pandemic he asked himself what could he write that would make him happy, and the result is Fairy Tale. This is a book that explores the reality of our world, and then disappears into another. I loved the ordinariness of the first chapters containing the barest hint and warning of what was to come. It reminded me of the feeling I had when I read The Magician’s Nephew by C.S. Lewis for the first time as a child. The enchantment that consumes with a goosebumpy shiver when normal transforms into something else entirely. Charlie is an absolute delight, true and honest, and as for Radar, well, everyone needs a Radar in their life! The concept of good and evil is explored with compassion and thoughtfulness. The fantasy element is as wonderful and dreadful as one would expect, and best left for the reader to discover for themselves. Fairy Tale is an absolute delight, yet another novel by Stephen King that I am more than happy to recommend far and wide, and proclaim as a Liz Pick of the Month and a LoveReading Star Book.
Liz Robinson
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Fairy Tale Synopsis
Legendary storyteller Stephen King goes into the deepest well of his imagination in this spellbinding novel about a seventeen-year-old boy who inherits the keys to a parallel world where good and evil are at war, and the stakes could not be higher - for their world or ours.
Charlie Reade looks like a regular high school kid, great at baseball and football, a decent student. But he carries a heavy load. His mom was killed in a hit-and-run accident when he was ten, and grief drove his dad to drink. Charlie learned how to take care of himself - and his dad.
Then, when Charlie is seventeen, he meets a dog named Radar and her ageing master, Howard Bowditch, a recluse in a big house at the top of a big hill, with a locked shed in the backyard. Sometimes strange sounds emerge from it. Charlie starts doing jobs for Mr. Bowditch and loses his heart to Radar. Then, when Bowditch dies, he leaves Charlie a cassette tape telling a story no one would believe. What Bowditch knows, and has kept secret all his long life, is that inside the shed is a portal to another world.
King's storytelling in Fairy Tale soars. This is a magnificent and terrifying tale about another world than ours, in which good is pitted against overwhelming evil, and a heroic boy - and his dog - must lead the battle.
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9781399705455 |
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8th June 2023 |
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Stephen King |
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Hodder Paperback an imprint of Hodder & Stoughton |
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Paperback |
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577 pages |
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Press Reviews
Stephen King Press Reviews
'One of the great storytellers of our time' Guardian
'A fabulous teller of stories who can create an entire new world and make the reader live in it' Daily Express
'A dazzlingly shapeshifting novel that, like its antihero, only pretends to be easy to pigeonhole. Disciplined but adventurous, equally good at action scenes and in-depth psychology' The Sunday Times on Billy Summers
'A thriller with a surprisingly heartfelt and redemptive ending, Billy Summers is a compelling and engrossing read' Sunday Express on Billy Summers
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About Stephen King
Stephen King was born in Portland, Maine in 1947, the second son of Donald and Nellie Ruth Pillsbury King. He made his first professional short story sale in 1967 to Startling Mystery Stories. In the fall of 1973, he began teaching high school English classes at Hampden Academy, the public high school in Hampden, Maine. Writing in the evenings and on the weekends, he continued to produce short stories and to work on novels. In the spring of 1973, Doubleday & Co., accepted the novel Carrie for publication, providing him the means to leave teaching and write full-time. He has since published over 40 books and has become one of the world's most successful writers.
Stephen lives in Maine and Florida with his wife, novelist Tabitha King. They are regular contributors to a number of charities including many libraries and have been honored locally for their philanthropic activities.
Stephen King received the National Medal of Arts from US President Barack Obama on 10th September 2015. This is the highest award for artists given by the US government. Ahead of the ceremony Stephen King said, “I’m amazed and grateful.” Previous recipients of the National Medal of Arts include Ray Bradbury, John Updike, Philip Roth, Maurice Sendak, Harper Lee and Maya Angelou.
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