{"product_id":"shadow-life-hiromi-goto-9781626723566","title":"Shadow Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2022 Asian\/Pacific American Literature Award Winner for Adult Fiction\u003cbr\u003e2022 L.A Times Book Prize Finalist \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePoet and novelist Hiromi Goto effortlessly blends wry, observational slice-of-life literary fiction with poetic magical realism in the tender and surprising graphic novel \u003ci\u003eShadow Life\u003c\/i\u003e, with haunting art from debut artist Ann Xu. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Kumiko's well-meaning adult daughters place her in an assisted living home, the seventy-six-year-old widow gives it a try, but it's not where she wants to be. She goes on the lam and finds a cozy bachelor apartment, keeping the location secret even while communicating online with her eldest daughter. Kumiko revels in the small, daily pleasures: decorating as she pleases, eating what she wants, and swimming in the community pool. But something has followed her from her former residence--Death's shadow. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKumiko's sweet life is shattered when Death's shadow swoops in to collect her. With her quick mind and sense of humor, Kumiko, with the help of friends new and old, is prepared for the fight of her life. But how long can an old woman thwart fate?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hiromi Goto\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1626723567\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781626723566\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e First Second\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/30\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 6.10w x 1.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/04\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2021 pg. 37","brand":"Hiromi Goto","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44053570748671,"sku":"9781626723566","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3d5994e8-114d-4cf8-9bbb-945c0b460111.jpg?v=1685025060","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/shadow-life-hiromi-goto-9781626723566","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}