Hearts In Atlantis

by Stephen King

Genres: Literary Fiction; Horror; Suspense

Synopsis

All the devoted fans who wonder what scares the master of horror, himself, get a clue in Hearts in Atlantis. With these five novellas, all rooted in the 1960s, Stephen King tackles everything from the fears and dangers of a precarious childhood to the horrors of the Vietnam War. In the title story, a group of college students discover sex, rock-and-roll, and the art of protest. When some of them become obsessed with a card game, they risk flunking out and getting drafted. "Low Men in Yellow Coats" features 11-year-old Bobby, whose problems escalate from being neglected by a bitter mother to being stalked by otherwordly predators. Bobby's story continues throughout the book until 1999, when, as a middle-aged man, he returns to his hometown to find the final secret that awaits him. Suspenseful, nostalgic, and deeply moving, Hearts In Atlantis speaks to all those people whose living rooms were flooded with TV broadcasts of the Vietnam War. And it is a cultural education for those who are too young to remember.

Release date: September 14, 1999

Publisher: Scribner

Print pages: 528