{"product_id":"gwendys-button-box-9781473691650","title":"Gwendys Button Box","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A resonant novella set in one of King''s signature locales: the small town of Castle Rock, Maine'' \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe small town of Castle Rock, Maine, has witnessed some strange events and unusual visitors over the years, but there is one story that has never been told...until now.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere are three ways up to Castle View from the town of Castle Rock: Route 117, Pleasant Road, and the Suicide Stairs. Every day in the summer of 1974 twelve-year-old Gwendy Peterson takes the stairs, which are held by strong (if time-rusted) iron bolts and zig-zag up the cliffside.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne day, while Gwendy catches her breath and listens to the shouts of the kids on the playground and the chink of an aluminium bat hitting a baseball, a stranger calls out to her.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  On a bench in the shade sits a man in a small, neat black hat.  He offers Gwendy a mahogany box with coloured buttons. The buttons will produce gifts, such as chocolate which can make you slimmer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is a collaboration, and a seamless one at that...clear, idiomatic prose style and a flair for creating instantly recognizable characters...both a superior addition to the never-quite-finished saga of Castle Rock and a cautionary tale directed toward a world that grows crazier - and more incomprehensible - with every passing day. * Washington Post *\u003cbr\u003eExtremely well-paced...a fun read that never loses momentum. * USA Today *\u003cbr\u003eThis absorbing novella by horror giants King (\u003ci\u003eEnd of Watch\u003c\/i\u003e) and Chizmar (\u003ci\u003eA Long December\u003c\/i\u003e) revisits one of King's most popular locales. * Publisher’s Weekly *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hodder \u0026 Stoughton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408809140567,"sku":"9781473691650","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781473691650.jpg?v=1730504287","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/gwendys-button-box-9781473691650","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}