The Gingerbread Girl by Stephen King

 

I listened to The Gingerbread Girl by Stephen King, which is well narrated by Mare Winningham. This book has been on my reading wishlist for a number of years and I am glad to have finally read it at last!!

I haven't read many books written by Stephen King. I think The Gingerbread Girl may be the 4th thing I've read by Stephen King and I'd say The Gingerbread Girl is my favorite work written by Stephen King to date. 

The Gingerbread Girl by Stephen King has a good storyline and is very engaging! Stephen King writes very well and draws the reader in and doesn't let go. I couldn't wait to discover how the story ended. The suspense was killing me as to what would happen... 

Essentially, Em, the main character, is staying at her father's old conch shack in Vermillion Key, Florida as she decides on the next step in her life after the tragic loss of her baby and the fallout of her marriage with her husband after the loss of their baby. Em turns to running after the loss of their baby, which her husband doesn't understand. So, Em decides to separate from her husband and reflect on the next step to take while in Vermillion Key. 

Em learns about a man named, Pickering, from the guard while staying in Varmillion Key. The guard warns Em to stay away from Pickering as he is a man with very sketchy behavior. Unfortunately, Em has a run in with Pickering and this is where the suspense begins. 

It's touch and go as to whether Em will escape from Pickering or not! Stephen King plays a good game of cat and mouse with the reader.

Below is the publisher's summary for The Gingerbread Girl by Stephen King , which I discovered on Goodreads:

In the emotional aftermath of her baby's sudden death, Em starts running. Soon she runs from her husband, to the airport, down to the Florida Gulf, and out to the loneliest stretch of Vermillion Key, where her father has offered the use of a conch shack he has kept there for years. Em keeps up her running - barefoot on the beach, sneakers on the road - and sees virtually no one.

This is doing her all kinds of good, until one day she makes the mistake of looking into the driveway of a man named Pickering. Pickering also enjoys the privacy of Vermillion Key, but the young women he brings there suffer the consequences. Will Em be next?

I am giving The Gingerbread Girl by Stephen King a rating of 4 stars out of 5 stars.

Until my next post, happy reading!!