- horror, stroke, hitchhiking, headstones
When he gets a call that his mother has suffered a stroke, college student, Alan Parker, has no car to get him from the University of Maine campus to Lewiston where she has been hospitalized. He is able to hitch a ride with a stranger who offers him a no-win choice. ([source][1])
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- Author
- Stephen King
- First published
- May 1, 2002
- Pages
- 94
- Publisher
- Livre de Poche / Albin Michel, Debolsillo, Simon & Schuster Audio
- Editions
- 9
- Language
- English, Dutch, Spanish, French
- ISBN
- 9780743204675
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Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, crime, science-fiction, and fantasy novels. His books have sold more than 350 million copies, and many have been adapted into films, television series, miniseries, and comic books. King has published 63 novels, including seven under the pen name Richard Bachman, and five non-fiction books. He has also written approximately 200 short stories, most of which have been published in book collections. King has received Bram Stoker Awards, World Fantasy Awards, and British Fantasy Society Awards. In 2003, the National Book Foundation awarded him the Medal for Distinguished Contribution to A
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