{"product_id":"the-body-by-stephen-king-9781529379334","title":"The Body","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe No. 1 bestselling author Stephen King's timeless coming-of-age novella, \u003ci\u003eThe Body\u003c\/i\u003e - set in Castle Rock and originally published in his 1982 short story collection \u003ci\u003eDifferent Seasons\u003c\/i\u003e, and adapted into the film classic \u003ci\u003eStand by Me\u003c\/i\u003e - is now available as a stand-alone publication.\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWe'd all listened to the Ray Brower story . . . he was a kid our age.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe small town of Castle Rock is tuning in to the news of a young boy who has gone missing from a nearby town.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGordie Lachance and his three friends set off along the railway tracks on a quest, determined to become famous by officially finding the boy's body.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut their journey becomes a rite of passage, and as they cross the railway trestle and the tracks begin to hum, the boys encounter an intimation of their own mortality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAdapted into the 1986 classic film \u003ci\u003eStand By Me\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Body\u003c\/i\u003e is an iconic exploration of friendship, loneliness, and adventure, an unforgettable coming-of-age story by master chronicler of small-town adolescence and universal experience, Stephen King.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46442396909804,"sku":"9781529379334","price":26.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/14215063482732.jpg?v=1747286271","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/the-body-by-stephen-king-9781529379334","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}