Synopsis: When novelist Paul Sheldon is injured in the mountains, he feels fortunate to be rescued by a nurse who calls herself his number one fan. Annie Wilkes adores his books about Misery Chastain, but when she reads his newest manuscript and learns that Misery is to be killed off, Sheldon learns just how brutal a critic Annie can be. Kathy Bates received an Academy Award for her portrayal of Annie Wilkes in the film version of the novel.
Format: Hardcover ISBN: 0-670-81364-8 1987 Publisher: Viking Penguin Inc. 310 pages Name printed just inside cover.