{"product_id":"my-brothers-husband-volume-1-gengoroh-tagame-9781101871515","title":"My Brother's Husband, Volume 1","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe first volume of the acclaimed global sensation, f\u003cb\u003erom one of Japan's most notable manga artists: \u003c\/b\u003e Yaichi is a work-at-home suburban dad in contemporary Tokyo; formerly married to Natsuki, and father to their young daughter, Kana. Their lives suddenly change with the arrival at their doorstep of a hulking, affable Canadian named Mike Flanagan, who declares himself to be the widower of Yaichi's estranged gay twin, Ryoji. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMike is on a quest to explore Ryoji's past, and the family reluctantly but dutifully takes him in. What follows is an unprecedented and heartbreaking look at the state of a largely still-closeted Japanese gay culture: how it's been affected by the West, and how the next generation can change the preconceptions about it and prejudices against it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e(Please note: This book is a traditional work of manga, and reads back to front and right to left.)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gengoroh Tagame\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1101871512\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781101871515\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pantheon Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/02\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.30h x 5.30w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/03\/2017 pg. 61\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2017 pg. 37\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/16\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2017","brand":"Gengoroh Tagame","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44051313688831,"sku":"9781101871515","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c9654f07-0e0f-40f7-a0ba-186f1ed97ab8.jpg?v=1685012349","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/my-brothers-husband-volume-1-gengoroh-tagame-9781101871515","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}