{"product_id":"ex-library-hc-dj-2054","title":"The Life of Chuck by Stephen King (Ex-Library HC\/DJ)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginally featured in the acclaimed story collection \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eIf It Bleeds\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ethis \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eunforgettable, mind-bending tale unfolds in reverse, taking readers through the extraordinary life of Charles “Chuck” Krantz.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn a crumbling world plagued by natural disasters, collapsing infrastructure, and mass panic, bizarre billboards and advertisements appear throughout town: “Charles Krantz. Thirty-nine great years. Thanks, Chuck!” Marty Anderson, a schoolteacher, becomes obsessed with these messages as the world, inexplicably linked to Chuck’s life, seems to be approaching its end.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTold in three acts, presented in reverse order, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Life of Chuck\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e explores one man’s past. We see him in middle age on a business trip in Boston as he is seduced by a busker into spinning a gorgeous sidewalk dance. And we see him as a child, in a house haunted by a terrible secret, learning to dance with his grandmother. In these pages King reminds us that life’s quotidian pleasures are even more glorious because they are fleeting: the outrageous good fortune of a beautiful blue day after a string of gray ones; the delight of dancing when every move feels perfect; a serendipitous meeting. King’s ability to describe pure joy rivals his ability to terrify us.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Friends of the St Mary's County Library","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48988719644921,"sku":null,"price":2.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0475\/5806\/6334\/files\/101_9647_0884b52e-52b7-4c38-bfb0-f993fbf1a9c1.jpg?v=1788222882","url":"https:\/\/folstmarys.com\/products\/ex-library-hc-dj-2054","provider":"Friends of the St Mary's County Library","version":"1.0","type":"link"}