But as Dan Torrance knows, and spunky twelve-year-old Abra Stone learns, The True Knot are quasi-immortal, living off the "steam" that children with the "shining" produce when they are slowly tortured to death. They look harmless - mostly old, lots of polyester, and married to their RVs. On highways across America, a tribe of people called The True Knot travel in search of sustenance.
Aided by a prescient cat, he becomes "Doctor Sleep." Then Dan meets the evanescent Abra Stone, and it is her spectacular gift, the brightest shining ever seen, that reignites Dan's own demons and summons him to a battle for Abra's soul and survival. Finally, he settles in a New Hampshire town, an AA community that sustains him, and a job at a nursing home where his remnant "shining" power provides the crucial final comfort to the dying. Haunted by the inhabitants of the Overlook Hotel where he spent one horrific childhood year, Dan has been drifting for decades, desperate to shed his father's legacy of despair, alcoholism, and violence. Lightly rubbed on the corners of the dustjacket price intact no interior markings. Quarter-bound in black on red boards lettered in silver on the spine headband. The library says the public will have opportunities to provide input and hear from candidates during the search process.Hardcover. "They are also committed to appointing a new Executive Director and County Librarian who remains dedicated to serving the community and meeting the organization’s mission to 'be a hub for engagement, literacy and learning, and lifelong curiosity and discovery,'" the library said. The library says the board of directors has contracted with library recruitment agency Bradbury Miller Associates to search for Hartmann's replacement and has appointed Deputy Director of Operations Laura Block to serve in the interim.
"She played a pivotal role in successfully opening the new library building in 2007 and has tirelessly worked to expand the innovative services offered in the Cheyenne, Burns, and Pine Bluffs libraries and on the bookmobile."Ī public retirement celebration to honor Hartmann will be held on July 1 at 10 a.m. More details on the event will be forthcoming. "Carey led the library through the COVID-19 pandemic, balancing the need to provide vital community services with a dedication to protecting employees and community members," the release reads. "Her impact on Laramie County Library System cannot be understated," the library said in a press release.
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