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from No. 1 bestseller Stephen King writing as Richard Bachman
Series: The Bachman Books
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'Under any name King mesmerizes the reader' Chicago Sun-Times It's all coming to an end for Barton Dawes. The city's Highway 784 extension is in the process of being constructed right across town and inexorably through every aspect of Bart's existence—whether it's about to barrel over...
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'Under any name King mesmerizes the reader' Chicago Sun-Times
It's all coming to an end for Barton Dawes. The city's Highway 784 extension is in the process of being constructed right across town and inexorably through every aspect of Bart's existence—whether it's about to barrel over the laundry plant where he makes a living, or soon to smash through the very home where he makes a life.
As a result, something's been happening inside Bart's head that a heartless local bureaucracy isn't prepared for...
As the wheels of progress and a demolition crew continue unabated throughout Bart's neighbourhood, he's not about to give everything up without a fight. As a matter of fact, he's ready and waiting to ignite an explosive confrontation with the legislative forces gathered against him.
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Roadwork
'Under any name King mesmerizes the reader' Chicago Sun-Times It's all coming to an end for Barton Dawes. The city's Highway 784 extension is in the process of being constructed right across town and inexorably through every aspect of Bart's existence—whether it's about to barrel over the laundry plant where he makes a living, or soon to smash through the...PaperbackSold Out
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781399702461
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 23 October 2025
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Hodder & Stoughton
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 30.0mm
Width: 128.0mm
Height: 196.0mm
Weight: 260g
Pages: 368
About the Author
STEPHEN KING is the author of more than seventy books, all of them worldwide bestsellers.
During the years 1966-1973, just before he published the seminal masterpiece Carrie, Stephen King wrote under two names. Under his pseudonym Richard Bachman, King wrote horror stories for magazines, followed by a series of novels, first published in the early 80s in the collection The Bachman Books. It was on publication of his next novel Thinner that people realised the author was in fact Stephen King.King's recent bestsellers include Fairy Tale, Holly, You Like It Darker and Never Flinch. Many of his titles are the basis for major motion pictures, TV series and streamed events, including IT, The Life of Chuck, The Long Walk and The Shawshank Redemption, which is IMDb's top-rated movie of all time. King is the recipient of the Sunday Times Award for Literary Excellence 2022, 2020 Audio Publishers Association Lifetime Achievement Award, the 2018 PEN America Literary Service Award, the 2014 National Medal of Arts, and the 2003 National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. He lives in Maine with his wife, novelist Tabitha King.Also by Richard Bachman
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