{"product_id":"harajuku-girls-francis-turnly-9781474250757","title":"Harajuku Girls","description":"\u003ci\u003eI don't know a girl who hasn't been groped on a train. There's always someone trying to cop a feel. Might as well get paid for it.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e On Jingu Bridge in Tokyo, teenage girls dress in cosplay outfits for fun, fashion, and the fantasy of being someone else, but for Mari, Keiko and Yumi, their schooldays are over... \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In a race to escape from overbearing parents, stifling dead-end jobs and economic deprivation, they find their way to Kabukicho, a district of panty shops, love hotels and image clubs, where every aspect of the body and soul can be bought and sold. Only they can decide how far they're willing to go. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAs the three young women grow up and apart, they tread a dangerously fine line between empowerment and victimhood as they struggle to pursue their dreams, despite the obstacles that society and tradition put in their way.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA fascinating and ambitious play about adolescence, independence and sexuality set in the colourful, fascinating world of Japanese cosplay and style, \u003ci\u003eHarajuku Girls\u003c\/i\u003e premiered at the Finborough Theatre, London, in February 2015.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Francis Turnly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1474250750\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781474250757\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/17\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 120\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.28lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.26d","brand":"Francis Turnly","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47637231665407,"sku":"9781474250757","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_848d2a47-885c-4866-8d7c-7b330637f1cd.jpg?v=1765114825","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/harajuku-girls-francis-turnly-9781474250757","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}