Stephen King's most personal work, Lisey's Story, made into miniseries

Julianne Moore and Clive Owen star in Lisey's Story. PHOTO: APPLE TV+
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LOS ANGELES - Horror maven Stephen King is one of the most prolific authors of all time, with more than 60 novels, and scores of short stories and non-fiction books, to his name.

And Lisey's Story, published in 2006, is the one he has singled out as his favourite novel and one of his most personal, as its tale of the widow of a famous writer was inspired by his own life.

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