{"product_id":"bag-of-bones-9781501198892","title":"Bag of Bones","description":"\u003cb\u003eSet in the fictional town of Castle Rock, Maine\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Stephen King, a powerful tale of grief, of love's enduring bonds, and the haunting secrets of the past.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSet in the Maine territory King has made mythic, \u003ci\u003eBag of Bones \u003c\/i\u003erecounts the plight of forty-year-old bestselling novelist Mike Noonan, who is unable to stop grieving following the sudden death of his wife Jo, and who can no longer bear to face the blank screen of his computer. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow his nights are plagued by vivid nightmares, all set at the Maine summerhouse he calls Sara Laughs. Despite these dreams, or perhaps because of them, Mike returns to the lakeside getaway. There he finds his beloved Yankee town held in the grip of a powerful millionaire, Max Devore, who will do anything to take his three-year-old granddaughter away from her widowed young mother. As Mike is drawn into their struggle, as he falls in love with both mother and child, he is also drawn into the mystery of Sara Laughs, now the site of ghostly visitations, ever-escalating nightmares, and the sudden recovery of his writing ability. What are the forces that have been unleashed here--and what do they want of Mike Noonan? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFirst published in 1998, \u003ci\u003eBag of Bones\u003c\/i\u003e was an instant #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller. It was lauded at its publication as \"hands down, Stephen King's most narratively subversive fiction\" \u003ci\u003e(Entertainment Weekly) \u003c\/i\u003eand his \"most ambitious novel\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Atlanta Journal-Constitution\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scribner Book Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/04\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781501198892\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 544\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.50w x 1.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e31236 \/ Bag of Bones\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 6 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 32\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Stephen King","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36654898839708,"sku":"9781501198892","price":17.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_729d0b2b-fbfc-45f9-8410-5f2ea4335284.jpg?v=1603884339","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/bag-of-bones-9781501198892","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}