{"product_id":"heart-of-the-sword-mark-chin-9781482879599","title":"Heart of the Sword","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor almost three centuries, the Tokugawa Shogunate has held sway over Japan, bringing an unprecedented period of peace and political stability where once anarchy reigned. Yet all things must pass. Through the fiercely drawn bamboo curtain, the restless nation stirs with the murmur of new ideas, like democracy, freedom, and industrialization. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSome embrace the change that these words bring, while others will die to preserve the Old Order. The ancient samurai exist somewhere in between. No longer the highly respected warrior sect of old, they are now ronin, samurais without masters. Among them is Saitou Hajime, a ferocious assassin, who lives by the power of his sword alone.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhile engaged in a life or death brawl, he accidentally stabs a young woman named Tokio. They form an unexpected and mutual bond that includes a marriage of convenience that one day turns to love. But nothing is simple in this time of upheaval. Both stand at the crossroads of history but share one destiny in a country aflame with passion and ambition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mark Chin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 148287959X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781482879599\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Partridge Singapore\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/22\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 726\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.59d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlueInk Review\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/12\/2017","brand":"Mark Chin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43944116060415,"sku":"9781482879599","price":34.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_e307aecd-124e-4e33-b21b-d36ec842dbf9.jpg?v=1681501875","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/heart-of-the-sword-mark-chin-9781482879599","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}