Stephen King "Rose Madder" Signed First Edition, First Printing, Slipcased w/COA [Fine/Fine]

Personally signed by Stephen King. Includes four color photos and Bangor Public Library pamphlet from the book signing event.

For the avid Stephen King collector. 

Viking Press 1995. Stephen King "Rose Madder". Signed First Edition, First Printing with custom slipcase. This hardcover first edition has been boldly signed by Stephen King directly onto the FFEP (First Free End Paper). Full number line as required for a first printing. Includes bookseller issued COA. Fine/Fine without any flaws. Includes provenance from the book signing event. Four color photos and literature from the Bangor Public Library. 

ROSE MADDER

Rose Madder is a horror/fantasy novel by American writer Stephen King, published in 1995. It deals with the effects of domestic violence (which King had touched upon before in the novels It, Insomnia, Dolores Claiborne, Needful Things, and many others) and, unusually for a King novel, relies for its fantastic element on Greek mythology. In his memoir, On Writing, King states that Rose Madder and Insomnia are "stiff, trying-too-hard novels."

This is the story of Rose Daniels, "the most richly portrayed female King's ever created" (Detroit Free Press). Escape from her macabre marriage is not as easy as fleeing to a new city, picking a new name, finding a new job, and lucking out with a new man. Not with a husband like Norman...

After 14 years of being beaten, Rose Daniels wakes up one morning and leaves her husband -- but she keeps looking over her shoulder, because Norman has the instincts of a predator. And what is the strange work of art that has Rose in a kind of spell? In this brilliant dark-hued fable of the gender wars, Stephen King has fashioned yet another suspense thriller to keep readers right on the edge.


FROM THE PUBLISHER:

The #1 national bestseller about a woman who escapes an abusive marriage is “one of Stephen King’s most engrossing horror novels. Relentlessly paced and brilliantly orchestrated...fueled by an air of danger immediate and overwhelming” (Publishers Weekly).

"What woke her up was a single drop of blood, no larger than a dime."

After surviving fourteen years of hell in a violently abusive marriage, Rosie Daniels finally summons the courage to flee for her life. But leaving her husband, Norman, for a new city and a new start is a very daunting prospect. It's hard for Rosie not to keep looking over her shoulder, and with good reason—Norman's a police officer with the instincts of a predator, a force of relentless terror and savagery…a man almost mythic in his monstrosity. He's very good at finding people, even if he is losing his mind. Rosie’s only hope for salvation may lie in a far more dangerous place, where she must become her own myth and the woman she never knew she could be....

Reviews

"Riveting, engrossing...packed with suspense.", People

"An eerie, remarkably mature and moving novel.", Washington Post

"Breathlessly paced suspense and terror...horrific thrills....It's King's best!", Miami Herald

"Vivid, startling...a compelling page-turner.", Houston Chronicle

"Rousing...vivid and sensitive.", New York Times

"Relentlessly paced and brilliantly orchestrated, this cat-and-mouse game of a novel is one of King's most engrossing and topical horror stories.", Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"Stephen King is a marvelous writer. His style crackles. His storyline skitters along, pausing for the kaboom, then moves to the next terror. His imagination is beyond the edge.", Baltimore Sun

"A taut thriller-novel...about as good as they come.", St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Custom Matching Slipcase

The slipcase is individually hand made from the highest quality materials using time honored traditional techniques, and it is important to note that there are no acidic glues, resins, or epoxy mixes in their construction. Any paper and cloth products used are also acid free