Rose Madder

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Rose Madder is a psychological horror novel by Stephen King that follows an abused woman who escapes her violent husband and becomes entangled with a supernatural painting.

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instanceOf novel
antagonist Norman Daniels
audiobookNarrator Blair Brown
author Stephen King
centralTheme domestic violence
escape from abuse
female empowerment
supernatural revenge
trauma and recovery
containsElement bull-like monster
mythic labyrinth
portal to another world
countryOfOrigin United States
coverArtist Roberto de Vicq de Cumptich
followedByInPublicationOrder The Green Mile
followsInPublicationOrder Insomnia
genre horror fiction
psychological horror
hasAdaptation audiobook
hasCharacter Anna Stevenson
Bill Steiner
Dorcas
Rose Madder (woman in the painting)
hasMainCharacter Norman Daniels
Rosie Daniels
hasMotif Greek myth imagery
bull-headed monster
labyrinth
ISBN 978-0-670-85828-2
language English
mediaType print
narrativePerspective third-person
notableFor blend of realism and dark fantasy
depiction of spousal abuse
pageCount approximately 420 pages
partOf Stephen King bibliography
plotElement a mysterious supernatural painting
an abused woman escapes her violent husband
pursuit by a sadistic police officer husband
precededByInPublicationOrder Insomnia
protagonist Rosie Daniels
publicationYear 1995
publisher Viking Press
linked to: The Viking Press
setting Midwestern United States
urban apartment building
targetAudience adult readers
timePeriodOfStory late 20th century

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