Includes the stories The Body and Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemptionset in the fictional town of Castle Rock, Maine

A hypnotic (The New York Times Book Review) collection of four novellasincluding the inspirations behind the filmsStand By MeandThe Shawshank Redemptionfrom Stephen King, bound together by the changing of seasons, each taking on the theme of a journey with strikingly different tones and characters.