{"product_id":"and-the-girls-worried-terribly-dot-devota-9781934819326","title":"And the Girls Worried Terribly","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhy did the girls worry terribly? The title was found in Oliver Statler's book, \u003ci\u003eThe Black Ship Scroll\u003c\/i\u003e. This has been an important book to Devota's partner, Brandon Shimoda. A caption beneath a sketch of two women in kimonos reads: \"The foreigners said they wanted to take pictures of beautiful Japanese ladies, so the government officials ordered that some of the singing girls be chosen as subjects. Later a rumor spread that anyone who was photographed would die within three years, and the girls worried terribly.\" There was a deep-rooted superstition about having one's portrait made: the soul might leave to take up residence in the \"new self,\" causing the fatal \"shadow-sickness.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dot Devota\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1934819328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781934819326\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Noemi Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/15\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 6.10w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/02\/2015","brand":"Dot Devota","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48486381748479,"sku":"9781934819326","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cae0350d-4637-467d-8836-88f0fa6f36fe.jpg?v=1778055181","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/and-the-girls-worried-terribly-dot-devota-9781934819326","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}