King, Stephen 1947- creator author. Geyer, Mark illustrator. text Thrillers (Fiction). nyu 2018 First Scribner hardcover edition. monographic eng

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146 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm "Although Scott Carey doesn’t look any different, he’s 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 doesn’t 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 King’s most iconic stories, Scott is engaged in a low grade—but escalating—battle with the lesbians next door whose dog regularly drops his business on Scott’s 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 face–including his own—he tries to help. Unlikely alliances, the annual foot race, and the mystery of Scott’s affliction bring out the best in people who have indulged the worst in themselves and others."-- Stephen King. "A novel"--Dust jacket. Castle Rock (Me. : Imaginary place) Fiction Community life Fiction Lesbians Fiction Weight loss Fiction Maine Fiction PS3561.I483 E44 2018 813/.54 9781982102319 1982102314 9781982102326 1982102322 2018037806 DLC 180813 20190502002403.0 6903819 eng