{"product_id":"the-life-of-chuck","title":"The Life of Chuck","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eStephen King’s “The Life of Chuck”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a “phenomenal” (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eUSA TODAY\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e) tale of life and legacy—now a feature film directed by Mike Flanagan and starring Tom Hiddleston, Mark Hamill, Chiwetel Ejiofor, and Karen Gillan—available for the first time in a beautiful stand-alone\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eedition with a new introduction by Stephen King and a design surprise\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\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\u003cbr\u003eNow a major motion picture and winner of the Toronto International Film Festival People’s Choice Award, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Life of Chuck\u003c\/span\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":"Marissa's Books \u0026 Gifts, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45270730571975,"sku":"P7594S","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0077\/9010\/0553\/files\/marissasbooksandgifts-9781668208786-the-life-of-chuck-1176161122.jpg?v=1751408443","url":"https:\/\/marissasbooks.com\/products\/the-life-of-chuck","provider":"Marissa's Books \u0026 Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}