{"product_id":"the-commoner-john-burnham-schwartz-9781400096053","title":"The Commoner","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this national bestseller from the author of \u003ci\u003eReservation Road, \u003c\/i\u003e a young woman, Haruko, becomes the first nonaristocratic woman to penetrate the Japanese monarchy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When she marries the Crown Prince of Japan in 1959, Haruko is met with cruelty and suspicion by the Empress, and controlled at every turn as she tries to navigate this mysterious, hermetic world, suffering a nervous breakdown after finally giving birth to a son. Thirty years later, now Empress herself, she plays a crucial role in persuading another young woman to accept the marriage proposal of her son, with tragic consequences. Based on extensive research, \u003ci\u003eThe Commoner\u003c\/i\u003e is a stunning novel about a brutally rarified and controlled existence, and the complex relationship between two isolated women who are truly understood only by each other.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Burnham Schwartz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1400096057\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781400096053\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/06\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.62lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.04h x 5.24w x 0.82d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/25\/2009 pg. 20","brand":"John Burnham Schwartz","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48449552908543,"sku":"9781400096053","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_98b8c70e-f4f4-4c78-9b00-6d864c351f97.jpg?v=1777263899","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-commoner-john-burnham-schwartz-9781400096053","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}