{"product_id":"9781783785797","title":"Strange Weather in Tokyo","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor(s): Kawakami, Hiromi (Y), Powell, Allison Markin, \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 06\/08\/2020,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 224 pages,\u003cbr\u003e Series: N\/A, \u003cbr\u003eImprint: Granta Books\u003cbr\u003e Published By: \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGranta Books\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Book Classification: Modern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Fiction in translation\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781783785797\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDescription:\u003cbr\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePerfectly constructed, funny, and moving, Strange Weather in Tokyo 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Winstones","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":35547938717849,"sku":"9781783785797","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0423\/0240\/6809\/products\/9781783785797.jpg?v=1601402000","url":"https:\/\/winstonebooks.pro\/products\/9781783785797","provider":"Winstone's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}