{"product_id":"far-from-everywhere-hiromi-kawakami-9781643758107","title":"Far from Everywhere","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the bestselling, International Booker-shortlisted author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eStrange Weather in Tokyo\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e, this polyphonic story of love and friendship on the outskirts of Tokyo takes readers into a neighborhood like any other, yet full of unforgettable characters--by turns funny, wise, and heartrending.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTake the train from central Tokyo and head east. In twenty minutes, hop off and here you are: far from anywhere, but right in the heart of everything. Here, you'll meet a widowed fishmonger who invites his dead wife's former lover to move in, a fortune teller who helps a friend down on his luck, a young woman who learns her mother-in-law's secret over a late night snack of tea and rice crackers, and, at the local restaurant, the cook and the server whose on\/off relationship might be back on. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom one of Japan's most celebrated writers, this charming, character-rich meander through a small, seemingly average community becomes a quiet, profound meditation on connection and attachment, loneliness and loss, life and all its ephemera.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hiromi Kawakami\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1643758101\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781643758107\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Algonquin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/16\/2027\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.50w x 0.47d","brand":"Hiromi Kawakami","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49001928687871,"sku":"9781643758107","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/far-from-everywhere-hiromi-kawakami-9781643758107","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}