Review by Alison
As Ralph Robert’s wife is dying from a tumour, he turns to walking a lot. He sees Ed Deepneau a local researcher, married with a baby and one of the nicest guys Raplh knows, involved in an accident with a fertilizer truck. He swears the truck driver is transporting dead fetuses. He is then found to be beating his wife. Roberts is puzzled over Deepneau’s behaviour but that’s when his own problems start happening.
His wife passes away and 70 year old Roberts is sleeping less and less every night. He calls it “premature waking” And it’s getting worse. After some time, he starts to see auras around people and animals. He also starts seeing “life chords” coming from the top of people’s heads and little men in white coats he calls “the low men”. Roberts is sure the insomnia is a natural side effect from dealing with his wife’s death until he discovers his neighbour Louis is experiencing the same symptoms and visions. She too is a widow and they comfort each other and eventually become romantically involved but not before their life is torn apart through an epic battle of good and evil with things getting really weird, as only King can do.
If you have read The Dark Tower series, this book ties in nicely with many references. One of my favourite King novels, the man is a magical, descriptive writer and this bizarre novel does not disappoint.
What a mind.
Being crazy isn't enough. 
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