The Woman in the Room
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Author | Stephen King |
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Country | ![]() |
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.
[edit] Plot summary
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.