{"product_id":"the-life-of-chuck-by-stephen-king","title":"The Life of Chuck by Stephen King","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginally featured in the acclaimed story collection \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eIf It Bleeds\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, this unforgettable, mind-bending tale unfolds in reverse, taking readers through the extraordinary life of Charles 'Chuck' Krantz.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTold in three acts, presented in reverse order, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Life of Chuck\u003c\/i\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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNow a major motion picture and winner of the Toronto International Film Festival People's Choice Award, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Life of Chuck\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a glorious story about community and about humanity at its best, a celebration of joy, mystery, existential wonder, and the multitudes contained in all of us.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"thebibliophilecandleco","offers":[{"title":"New Hardback","offer_id":49367150199011,"sku":null,"price":29.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/0018\/4803\/files\/57213544.jpg?v=1783278020","url":"https:\/\/thebibliophilecandleco.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-life-of-chuck-by-stephen-king","provider":"thebibliophilecandleco","version":"1.0","type":"link"}