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The Shining
Jack Torrance takes a winter caretaking job at the isolated Overlook Hotel, hoping the quiet will help him rebuild his career and repair his damaged family. His wife, Wendy, wants to believe in that recovery, while their young son, Danny, senses what the adults cannot: the hotel retains the psychic traces of its violent past. Danny’s extraordinary gift—the “shining”—makes him especially valuable to the forces gathering around the family. As snow seals the hotel off from the outside world, the Overlook exploits Jack’s alcoholism, resentment, and fear of failure. King combines a haunted-building story with an intimate examination of addiction, domestic abuse, inherited trauma, and a child’s divided love for a dangerous parent.