{"product_id":"blue-buddha-francis-abbott-9781663251381","title":"Blue Buddha: An Adventure in Japan","description":"Curator Madame Françoise René de Cotret travels to Japan to procure loans of Buddhist sculptures for a forthcoming exhibition to be held at the Cernushi Museum in Paris. She is reunited with her Japanese friend Itsue and learns about her troubled romance with a Korean national, Françoise in turn becomes attracted to a Buddhist monk. Later as the two women travel around the Kansai area they are caught by leaders of a criminal syndicate when they discover stolen statues waiting to be exported. Along with an appendix of factual information about temples in the Kansai area, a co-production of forty years experience in Japan, authors Abbott and Léveillé weave together a tale of suspense and romantic intrigue with actual historical and geographical locations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Francis Abbott, Johanne Léveillé\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 166325138X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781663251381\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e iUniverse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/19\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.57d","brand":"Francis Abbott","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44365157433599,"sku":"9781663251381","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_88c92007-9b9a-40a6-bbde-3f0f0611f6b4.jpg?v=1697056947","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/blue-buddha-francis-abbott-9781663251381","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}