{"product_id":"strange-weather-in-tokyo","title":"Strange Weather in Tokyo","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTsukiko is in her late 30s and living alone when one night she happens to meet one of her former high school teachers, 'Sensei', in a bar. He is at least thirty years her senior, retired and, she presumes, a widower. After this initial encounter, the pair continue to meet occasionally to share food and drink sake, and as the seasons pass - from spring cherry blossom to autumnal mushrooms - Tsukiko and Sensei come to develop a hesitant intimacy which tilts awkwardly and poignantly into love.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePerfectly constructed, funny, and moving, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eStrange Weather in Tokyo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a tale of modern Japan and old-fashioned romance. This edition contains the bonus story, 'Parade', which imagines an ordinary day in the lives of this unusual couple.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFiction: general and literary, Fiction and Related items\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHiromi Kawakami (Y), Allison Markin Powell\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e224 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eH: 198mm W: 129mm Spine: 13mm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWeight: 162 grams\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Granta Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42881382088854,"sku":"9781783785797","price":24.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/4978\/0118\/products\/jacket---2023-11-09T163940-372.jpg?v=1699501229","url":"https:\/\/www.tawabooksandpost.co.nz\/products\/strange-weather-in-tokyo","provider":"Tawa Books \u0026 Post","version":"1.0","type":"link"}