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Book Review of The Talisman

The Talisman
The Talisman
Author: Stephen King, Peter Straub
Genre: Horror
Book Type: Paperback
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Ona brisk autumn day, a thirteen-year-old boy stands on the shores of the gray Atlantic, near a silent amusement park and a fading ocean resort called the Alhambra. The past has driven Jack Sawyer here: His father is gone, his mother is dying, and the world no longer makes sense. But for Jack everything is about to change. For he has been chosen to make a journey back across America - and into another realm.