THE OLD PRO PUTTING THE ‘PRO’ IN PROLIFIC... Revival by Stephen King: He might be known as a prolific writer, but even by his standards, King has surpassed himself – Revival is his second book in six months, and his fourth in two years. Set in white picket fence US, the story follows the lasting bond between a young boy named Jamie and the town’s new charismatic reverend, Charles Jacobs, who is set to transform the local church. But after Jacobs is banished for cursing God and religion following a family tragedy, Jamie is left alone to fight his demons. He flees town and plays in bands across the country, but by his mid-thirties has become a heroin addict. Jamie and Jacobs are eventually reunited – and their friendship soon becomes a hellish pact based on a secret obsession. Beginning in 1962 and spanning across five decades, King’s 55th novel examines addiction, fanaticism and the afterlife.
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