The Green Mile

The Green Mile: those who walk it do not return, because at the end of that walk is the room in which sits Cold Mountain Penitentiary's electric chair.

In 1932 the newest resident on death row is John Coffey, a giant black man convicted of the brutal murder of two little girls. But nothing is as it seems with John Coffey and around him unfolds a bizarre and horrifying story.

Evil murderer or holy innocent - whichever he is - Coffey has strange powers which may yet offer salvation to others, even if they can do nothing to save him.

THE GREEN MILE has everybody talking ... [King's] best fiction in years ... A prison novel that's as haunting and touching as it is just plain haunted ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY
Mr King now dominates like Carrie at the prom NEW YORK TIMES
King surpasses our expectations, leaves us spellbound and hungry for the next twist of plot BOSTON GLOBE
One of King's most immediately engaging page-turners; tantalising mysteries, horrors, wonders USA TODAY

Stephen King is one of the world's best-loved and most successful storytellers, captivating readers from the very beginning with CARRIE, his gripping tale of high school tragedy. He has written dozens of novels and short stories, many of which have been made into blockbuster movies. He lives in Maine with his wife, the writer Tabitha King.

The Green Mile: those who walk it do not return, because at the end of that walk is the room in which sits Cold Mountain Penitentiary's electric chair.In 1932 the newest resident on death row is John Coffey, a giant black man convicted of the brutal murder of two little girls. But nothing is as it seems with John Coffey and around him unfolds a bizarre and horrifying story.Evil murderer or holy innocent - whichever he is - Coffey has strange powers which may yet offer salvation to others, even if they can do nothing to save him.

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