The Woman in the Room

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The Woman in the Room
Author Stephen King
Country Flag of United States USA
Language English
Genre(s) Tragedy short story
Released in Night Shift
Publisher Doubleday
Media Type Print (Paperback)
Released 1978

The Woman in the Room is the title of a short story written by Stephen King and published in his Night Shift collection. This simple tale offers no horror or supernatural elements that have made the author so renowned.

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Narrated from the perspective of a man burdened with deep remorse and pain as he decides to euthanize his terminally ill mother with sleeping pills.

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