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The Journals of Eleanor Druse; My Investigation of the Kingdom Hospital Incident
by Eleanor Druse
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 1401301231
- ISBN 13
- 9781401301231
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY : Hyperion, 2004 Hyperion, New York. 2004. Hardcover. Stated First Edition/First Printing by Line Number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Very Good +; scant wear to head, tail, and tips; light rubbing to panels. No DJ as issued. Glow in the dark boards. Pictorial laminate boards and spine with white, black, and red lettering on the spine and front board. 244 pp 8vo. This book is a journal written by Eleanor Druse, a character from King's Kingdom Hospital who sent it to Stephen King who helped her get it published. But Mrs. Druse really is a fictional character from the upcoming TV series Kingdom Hospital by King who probably wrote the book himself using Mrs. Druse as a fictional old woman author. In the journal Mrs. Druse writes about the things that happened to her at the Kingdom Hospital in Lewiston, Maine when she was called there by her son (who works there) because a friend of hers, Madelene Kruger, tried to kill herself and is asking for her. When she arrives at her friend's room she finds her dead, from her second suicide attempt. This is the start of a series of events that all leads back to when Mrs. Druse and Madelene where young girls and admitted to the hospital. Something happened to them then and some who was there with them hasn't gotten her peace yet. Now it's up to Mrs. Druse to find out what and who. The rest you have to see on the TV series. A clean very presentable copy.
Synopsis
Eleanor Druse has always been interested in the paranormal, but her fascination intensifies after she has a Near-Death Experience at Kingdom Hospital while visiting a childhood friend who has just attempted suicide. Eleanor is treated for a mysterious condition at Boston General Hospital in Massachusetts, where she falls under the care of her nemesis, a surgeon named Stegman, who doesn’t believe in Eleanor's psychic gifts.Eleanor escapes the clutches of Stegman and returns home to Lewiston, Maine, when she hears of more strange occurrences at nearby Kingdom Hospital. She feels compelled to investigate, and enlists her reluctant son Bobby, an orderly there, to aid her. Eleanor discovers that the hospital rests on the site of a textile mill that burned to the ground after the Civil War, killing many workers, including child laborers. She becomes convinced that the spirit of one girl, Mary Jensen, is trapped in the hospital, and that the apparition seeks resolution for her grisly death. She also senses other evil presences in the ancient hallways, including the spirit of a physician whose past may be intimately bound up with the child's spirit and with Eleanor’s childhood, as well.These carefully kept journals trace Eleanor’s investigations into Kingdom Hospital, from the beginning of her covert work up until its stunning and terrifying conclusion. The journals are a fascinating work, providing insights into the very nature of the spirits that haunt the hereafter.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 010374
- Title
- The Journals of Eleanor Druse; My Investigation of the Kingdom Hospital Incident
- Author
- Eleanor Druse
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1401301231
- ISBN 13
- 9781401301231
- Publisher
- Hyperion
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 2004
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Stephen King, Eleanor Druse, Kingdom Hospital, mystery, murder mystery, thriller, Lewiston Maine, Kingdom Hospital Incident, Dr. Stegman, evil presences, Mary Jensen, hereafter, psychic abilities, spiritualist
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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