{"product_id":"beautiful-distance-paperback","title":"Beautiful Distance (Paperback)","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBefore the hospital, we had often raised our hands\ntowards each other as we’d gone through life together.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eA man sits in a cafe, sipping a green juice and watching the\nworld go by. A white butterfly flutters through the air; a calico cat jumps\nonto a wall; cherry blossom petals fall, softly, to the ground. Life,\nmomentarily, stands still. Our unnamed narrator is preparing to visit his\nterminally ill wife in hospital.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eA prize-winning bestseller in Japan, Beautiful Distance is\na profoundly affecting and intimate story that looks with honesty and\ntenderness at the journey towards the end of a life. It explores what family\nmeans, how we think about death, and the power of quiet acts of love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eNao-Cola Yamazaki (Yamazaki Nao-Cola)\u003c\/b\u003e is a\nJapanese writer. They pride themselves on writing ‘things no one else can say\nin words anyone can understand’. They have won the Bungei Prize and the Shimase\nAward for Love Stories and been nominated multiple times for the Akutagawa\nPrize.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCharlotte Goff\u003c\/b\u003e is an Edinburgh-based literary\ntranslator. She was selected for the National Centre for Writing’s 2024\nEmerging Translator Mentorship, and mentored by Polly Barton.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"TIMES DISTRIBUTION PTE LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45006213906639,"sku":"9781917092623","price":22.89,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0574\/5662\/3823\/files\/download_adff8a28-d610-46ff-ace6-1f163002c704.jpg?v=1777271324","url":"https:\/\/popular.com.sg\/products\/beautiful-distance-paperback","provider":"Popular Book Company Pte Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}