{"product_id":"if-it-bleeds-9781432886295","title":"If It Bleeds","description":"\u003cb\u003e*#1 \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER*\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the legendary storyteller and master of short fiction Stephen King comes an extraordinary collection of four new \"exceptionally compelling novellas that reaffirm  King's] mastery of the form\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eReaders adore Stephen King's novels, and his novellas are their own dark treat, briefer but just as impactful and enduring as his longer fiction. Many of his novellas have been made into iconic films, including \"The Body\" (\u003ci\u003eStand By Me\u003c\/i\u003e) and \"Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption\" (\u003ci\u003eShawshank Redemption\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFour brilliant new tales in \u003ci\u003eIf It Bleeds\u003c\/i\u003e are sure to prove as iconic as their predecessors. Once again, King's remarkable range is on full display. In the title story, reader favorite Holly Gibney (from the Mr. Mercedes trilogy and \u003ci\u003eThe Outsider\u003c\/i\u003e) must face her fears, and possibly another outsider--this time on her own. In \"Mr. Harrigan's Phone\" an intergenerational friendship has a disturbing afterlife. \"The Life of Chuck\" explores, beautifully, how each of us contains multitudes. And in \"Rat,\" a struggling writer must contend with the darker side of ambition. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIf these novellas show King's range, they also prove that certain themes endure. One of King's great concerns is evil, and in \u003ci\u003eIf It Bleeds\u003c\/i\u003e, there's plenty of it. There is also evil's opposite, which in King's fiction often manifests as friendship. Holly is reminded that friendship is not only life-affirming but can be life-saving. Young Craig befriends Mr. Harrigan, and the sweetness of this late-in-life connection is its own reward. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Exactly what I wanted to read right now,\" said Ruth Franklin in a rave on the cover of \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e. \"Phenomenal, said Brian Truitt in \u003ci\u003eUSA TODAY\u003c\/i\u003e. \"King still owns the fright business like none other.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStephen King is the author of more than sixty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. His recent work includes \u003ci\u003eIf It Bleeds\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Institute\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eElevation\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Outsider\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSleeping Beauties\u003c\/i\u003e (cowritten with his son Owen King), and the Bill Hodges trilogy: \u003ci\u003eEnd of Watch\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFinders Keepers\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMr. Mercedes\u003c\/i\u003e (an Edgar Award winner for Best Novel and an AT\u0026amp;T Audience Network original television series). His novel \u003ci\u003e11\/22\/63\u003c\/i\u003e was named a top ten book of 2011 by \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e and won the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book Prize for Mystery\/Thriller. His epic works \u003ci\u003eThe Dark Tower\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIt\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePet Sematary\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDoctor Sleep\u003c\/i\u003e are the basis for major motion pictures, with \u003ci\u003eIt \u003c\/i\u003enow the highest-grossing horror film of all time. He is the recipient of the 2020 Audio Publishers Association Lifetime Achievement Award, the 2018 PEN America Literary Service Award, the 2014 National Medal of Arts, and the 2003 National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. He lives in Bangor, Maine, with his wife, novelist Tabitha King.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Large Print Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51254125265170,"sku":"9781432886295","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_969d01fc-645b-4b90-9210-5713e2645b47.jpg?v=1746309414","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/if-it-bleeds-9781432886295","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}