Great news Stephen King fans… the master is heading back to Castle Rock this Halloween!
King’s new book – synopsis below – will see the master return to the town that sits in the middle of his creepy reality, tied to The Dark Tower, Castle Rock has seen many of the author’s best works take place in or around the town.
Books such as The Dead Zone, Needful Things, Cujo and Different Seasons all take place there with many, many others – Pet Semetery, IT, The Stand and others – have mentioned it, so it’s accurate to say it’s a lynchpin for King’s world.
And now his new novella, Elevation takes place there too.
Synopsis:
Castle Rock is a small town, where word gets around quickly. That’s why Scott Carey wants to confide only in his friend Doctor Bob Ellis about his strange condition: he’s losing weight, without getting thinner, and the scales register the same when he is in his clothes or out of them, however heavy they are.
Scott also has new neighbours, who have opened a ‘fine dining experience’ in town, although it’s an experience being shunned by the locals; Deidre McComb and her wife Missy Donaldson don’t exactly fit in with the community’s expectations. And now Scott seems trapped in a feud with the couple over their dogs dropping their business on his lawn. Missy may be friendly, but Deidre is cold as ice.
As the town prepares for its annual Thanksgiving 12k run, Scott starts to understand the prejudices his neighbours face and he tries to help. Unlikely alliances form and the mystery of Scott’s affliction brings out the best in people who have indulged the worst in themselves and others.
From master storyteller Stephen King, our ‘most precious renewable resource, like Shakespeare in the malleability of his work’ (Guardian), comes this timely, upbeat tale about finding common ground despite deep-rooted differences. Compelling and eerie, Elevation is as gloriously joyful (with a twinge of deep sadness) as ‘It’s a Wonderful Life.’
Released on 30th October, 2018
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