Summary of the Book
Jack Torrence, an aspiring writer, accepts a job at the Overlook Hotel as a winter caretaker. However, belief that the seclusion will help him and his family reconnect is slowly torn apart as the ghosts of the hotel begin to possess him. Added to the fray is his son Danny, who is revealed to have the shining, a gift for telepathy.
About Stephen King
Stephen King is an American horror-fiction writer. His books Carrie, Cujo and the Dark Tower Series have rocketed him to fame and fortune. He has also written under the pseudonym of Richard Bachman.
King graduated from the University of Maine, where he met and married his wife Tabitha King. He lives in Bangor, Maine.
The Shining was made into a Motion Picture starring Jack Nicholson.
