The Shining

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What to expect

Danny is only five years old, but in the words of old Mr Hallorann he is a 'shiner', aglow with psychic voltage. When his father becomes caretaker of the Overlook Hotel, Danny's visions grow out of control.

As winter closes in and blizzards cut them off, the hotel seems to develop a life of its own. It is meant to be empty. So who is the lady in Room 217 and who are the masked guests going up and down in the elevator? And why do the hedges shaped like animals seem so alive?

Somewhere, somehow, there is an evil force in the hotel - and that, too, is beginning to shine . . .

(P)2005 Simon & Schuster Audio Division, Simon & Schuster, Inc.

Critics Review

  • Obviously a masterpiece, probably the best supernatural novel in a hundred years

    Peter Straub
  • As a storyteller, he is up there in the Dickens class

    The Times
  • As a storyteller, he is up there in the Dickens class

    The Times

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