"Carrie was King’s first published book but it still stands the test of time – it’s fascinating to see where he started, and how far he’s come."
OK, I might be bending the genre boundary a little bit with this one but it’s the 50th anniversary of the film adaptation (with Sissy Spacek in the title role) this year, so it feels fitting to include the story of Carrie White, a bullied teenager with the gift of telekinesis. To be invited to prom night by Tommy Ross is a dream come true for Carrie, the first step towards social acceptance by her high school colleagues. But events take a horrifying turn on that deadly night as she is forced to exercise her terrible gift on the town that mocks and loathes her…
Carrie was King’s first published book but it still stands the test of time – it’s fascinating to see where he started, and how far he’s come. His backlist now spans more than fifty years and seventy books across multiple genres, and his memoir On Writing is required reading for aspiring authors. But apparently King thought the first draft of Carrie wasn’t any good and threw the half-completed manuscript in the bin, only for his wife to rescue it and convince him to finish what he’d started. Thank goodness for her intervention…
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An exciting reissue of Stephen King's debut novel about an outcast teenager with a frightening power which put him on the map and set him on his journey as a household name. Carrie White is no ordinary girl. Carrie White has the gift of telekinesis. To be invited to Prom Night by Tommy Ross is a dream come true for Carrie - the first step towards social acceptance by her high school colleagues. But events will take a decidedly macabre turn on that horrifying and endless night as she is forced to exercise her terrible gift on the town that mocks and loathes her ...
Carrie features in the following genres: eBooks of the Month, Recommendations, Horror and Supernatural Fiction, Thriller and Suspense, Fiction
Carrie is available in Hardback, Paperback
Carrie was written by Stephen King and published by Hodder & Stoughton
Carrie has 272 pages
£18.00
