Chapters 1 – 2 It’s December 15, 2020. Danielle “Dannie” Kohan, 28, a corporate lawyer, is interviewing today at Wachtell, a very prestigious law firm. Her boyfriend, David, is an investment banker at Tishman Speyer. They live in an upscale building in Murray Hill. Dannie suspects that David plans on proposing tonight. She chats with …
Stephen King’s If it Bleeds is a collection of four novellas that was released in April 2020. I’ve been getting really into watching Stephen King adaptations now that I’m spending all my time sheltered-at-home, so it’s turning me into more and more of a Stephen King fan. Not all of his stuff is to my …
Mr. Harrigan’s Phone As a kid, Craig works for an old, rich man named Mr. John Harrigan, helping out with various tasks and chores. Each Valentines Day, Birth Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas, Mr. Harrigan gives Craig a card with a $1 lotto scratcher ticket with the same message, Good Wishes from Mr. Harrigan. Harrigan used …
This story takes place across five years. January – March 2011 Marianne Sheridan and Connell Waldron are teenagers living in Ireland. They are friends, but pretend not to know each other in school. Marianne is the smartest girl in school, but is unpopular. She reads a lot and doesn’t wear make-up or dress well. Her …
Prologue The book opens with a poem (“Where Is It Now?“) written in 1913 by Count Alexander Ilyich Rostov. It’s followed by a court transcript from June 21, 1922. The Bolsheviks (pro-revolution) put Rostov on trial. The poem made him a revolutionary hero, but his upbringing is clearly noble. They decide that they won’t execute …
