Crowded with character and incident, the novel builds to a nearly apocalyptic conclusion that combines the best of King's long novels - the breadth of vision of The Stand, for example - with the focused plot and careful psychological portraiture of Dolores Claiborne.

At the center of the action is heroine Rose McClendon, a battered wife who starts life anew by leaving her police officer husband, a consummately cruel man depicted by King as a paragon of evil.

'Relentlessly paced and brilliantly orchestrated, this cat-and-mouse game of a novel is one of King's most engrossing and topical horror stories. Of course, being a cop, he continues to track her down, unable to let her go, while Rose becomes obsessed with an eerie painting she buys in a pawn shop and strange things star to happen. The story follows Rose Daniels, who after 14 years of abuse, leaves her police officer husband. Jim Sheridan's daughter Naomi Sheridan, the Oscar nominated co-writer of ' In America,' has penned an adaptation of King's ' Rose Madder.' The 1995 novel is perhaps not his best known work, but as with most King books, it's readymade for the big screen. But yet another is on the way, although this one has an intriguing name attached. With a ton of movie projects already in development based on his books - ' The Dark Tower,' ' The Stand,' reboots of ' Carrie,' ' Pet Sematary' and ' Firestarter' – and in addition to ' Bag Of Bones' headed to the small screen this fall, there is no shortage of Stephen King films/shows for his fans.

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