The Shining

Winter closes the road to the Overlook Hotel, and the family left inside as caretakers has only each other and a building with a very long memory. The Shining sets Jack Torrance, a struggling writer trying to stay sober, against isolation, a failing marriage and a hotel that seems to know exactly where he is weakest. His son Danny sees more than a child should, and the novel tightens steadily as the snow deepens. Fear here grows out of character study as much as haunting: addiction, resentment and the dread of repeating a parent's failures. A quick look inside: • An isolated mountain hotel that becomes a character in its own right • A caretaker's slow unravelling across a cut-off winter season • A child whose unusual perception drives much of the tension • Dread drawn from family history as well as the supernatural A cornerstone title for horror readers and for anyone studying modern genre fiction, published by Hodder Books and stocked at Boipoka.