{"product_id":"beautiful-distance-nao-cola-yamazaki-9781638932680","title":"Beautiful Distance","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"In \u003ci\u003eBeautiful Distance\u003c\/i\u003e, Nao-Cola Yamazaki untangles and illuminates, vividly and delicately, all of the unspoken emotions that exist between their characters. This novel moved me to tears.\" --Hiromi Kawakami, Booker Award-shortlisted author of \u003ci\u003eStrange Weather in Tokyo\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom one of Japan's most acclaimed writers comes a lyrical and poignant meditation on marriage, and the ways in which the most romantic gestures are often the quietest ones. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBefore the hospital, we had often raised our hands towards one another as we'd gone through life together.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA man sits in a cafe, sipping a green juice and watching the world go by. A white butterfly flutters through the air; a calico cat jumps onto a wall; cherry blossom petals fall, softly, to the ground. Life, momentarily, stands still, as our unnamed narrator prepares to visit his terminally ill wife in hospital, and reminisces on the life they have shared together. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA prize-winning bestseller in Japan, \u003ci\u003eBeautiful Distance\u003c\/i\u003e is a profoundly affecting and intimate story that looks with honesty and tenderness at the journey towards the end of a life. It explores what family means, how we think about death, and the lasting power of small acts of love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nao-Cola Yamazaki\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1638932689\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781638932680\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sjp Lit\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/29\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Nao-Cola Yamazaki","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48217964380415,"sku":"9781638932680","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0b261a83-0ea3-4d1c-b12f-7120fcedefe1.jpg?v=1772000565","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/beautiful-distance-nao-cola-yamazaki-9781638932680","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}