β Scribed by Stephen King
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Set in the fictional town of Castle Rock, Maine
The latest from legendary master storyteller Stephen King, a riveting, extraordinarily eerie, and moving story about a man whose mysterious affliction brings a small town togethera timely, upbeat tale about finding common ground despite deep-rooted differences.
Although Scott Carey doesnt look any different, hes been steadily losing weight. There are a couple of other odd things, too. He weighs the same in his clothes and out of them, no matter how heavy they are. Scott doesnt want to be poked and prodded. He mostly just wants someone else to know, and he trusts Doctor Bob Ellis.
In the small town of Castle Rock, the setting of many of Kings most iconic stories, Scott is engaged in a low gradebut escalatingbattle with the lesbians next door whose dog regularly drops his business on Scotts lawn. One of the women is friendly; the other, cold as ice. Both are trying to launch a new restaurant, but the people of Castle Rock want no part of a gay married couple, and the place is in trouble. When Scott finally understands the prejudices they faceincluding his ownhe tries to help. Unlikely alliances, the annual foot race, and the mystery of Scotts affliction bring out the best in people who have indulged the worst in themselves and others.
From Stephen King, our most precious renewable resource, like Shakespeare in the malleability of his work (The Guardian), Elevation is an antidote to our divisive culture, as gloriously joyful (with a twinge of deep sadness) as Its a Wonderful Life.
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Praise forElevation:
Written in masterly Kings signature translucent style and set in one of his trademark locales, this uncharacteristically glimmering fairy tale calls unabashedly for us to rise above our differences succinct, magical, timely...charming yet edgy."
**Booklist,STARRED review
[An] elegant whisper of a story[Scott] finds amemorableand quite beautiful, reallyway to depart a town made all the better for his presence.
Kirkus Reviews, STARRED review
In this surprisingly sweet and quietly melancholy short novel, King weaves an eerie, charming tale of the ways that strange circumstances can bring people togetherKings tender story is perfect for any fan of small towns, magic, and the joys and challenges of doing the right thing.
Publishers Weekly, STARRED review
Joyful, uplifting, and tinged with sadness.
*Entertainment Weekly*
"Theres a sweetness that feels like something new for King. Its heavy out there right now. Heres something thats not.
**Gilbert Cruz, **The New York Times Book Review
Praise for Stephen King:
Kings ability to grip the readers mind, body and soul with his prose makes it all look easy.
*USA Today*
"King is like Shakespeare in the ease with which primal themes can be styled to match the dominant mode of a given era."
The Guardian
Kings writing is filled with optimism, sadness and a search for answers to lifesunanswerable questions.
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
King is arguably as much an American icon as the 68 Fastback.
*The Washington Post*
King is our most precious renewable resource.
*The Guardian*
Stephen King is the author of more thanfifty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers.His recent work includes The Outsider,Sleeping Beauties(cowritten with his son Owen King),the short story collectionThe Bazaar of Bad Dreams, the Bill Hodges trilogy End of Watch, FindersKeepers,and Mr. Mercedes(an Edgar Award winnerfor Best Novel and now an AT&T Audience Network original television series),Doctor Sleep, andUnderthe Dome. His novel11/22/63a Hulu original television series eventwas named atop ten book of 2011 byTheNew York TimesBook Reviewand won theLos Angeles TimesBook Prize for Mystery/Thriller. His epic worksThe Dark TowerandItare the basis formajor motion pictures. He is the recipientof the 2018 PEN America Literary Service Award, the2014 National Medal of Arts, and the2003 National Book Foundation Medal forDistinguished Contribution to American Letters.He lives in Bangor, Maine, with his wife,novelist Tabitha King.
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