{"product_id":"sakura-a-novel-hardcover","title":"Sakura: A Novel (Hardcover)","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAvailable in English at last, the international bestseller\nfrom one of Japan's most acclaimed authors, a touching tale of a broken family\ncontending with the pain of the past to live in the present, helped by the\nunforgettable dog who becomes their lifeline.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eSakura is the story of a family who is happy, until it\nisn’t. Skipping back and forth in time, it begins when the narrator, Kaoru,\nreceives a letter from his estranged father announcing he will be home in Osaka\nfor New Year’s. The letter spurs Kaoru to go back to his childhood home, and\nthough he is apprehensive at returning, his spirits are unexpectedly lifted\nwhen he is greeted by Sakura, the family dog.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eGrowing up, the Hasegawas were the perfect family. Kaoru’s\nloving parents doted on their children. Kaoru’s baby sister, Miki, was cute and\ncharismatic, and his older brother, Hajime—a natural leader, athlete, and\ncharmer—was the superstar. The middle child, Kaoru was good at school, but not\na star student, friendly with girls but never popular. He was content to exist\nin Hajime’s shadow, and occasionally bask in his light. Then Hajime was\ninvolved in a tragic accident that fractured the Hasegawas, with nothing to\nkeep them together but memories and melancholy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eReturning home, Kaoru and his family must find the strength\nto reckon with the past and pick up the pieces of their shattered lives.\nLuckily, there is Sakura, who somehow has managed to stay happy. What’s her\nsecret? As the Hasegawas learn to let go, it is Sakura who holds the key to\nhelp them move forward.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eA major bestseller in Japan now available in English, Sakura\nis a tender, bittersweet, funny, and beautifully told tale about the magic and\nmysteries of familial love, from one of Japan's most acclaimed writers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eTranslated from Japanese by Allison Markin Powell\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eKanako Nishi \u003c\/b\u003eis a Japanese writer and artist.\nShe is the author of the novels \u003ci\u003eSakura,\u003c\/i\u003e which was a major\nbestseller in Japan; \u003ci\u003eTsutenkaku\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eOsaka Tower\u003c\/i\u003e), which\nwon the Sakunosuke Oda Prize; \u003ci\u003eFukuwarai \u003c\/i\u003e(\u003ci\u003eLucky Laugh\u003c\/i\u003e),\nwhich received the first Hayao Kawai Prize; and \u003ci\u003eSaraba!\u003c\/i\u003e, which won\nthe prestigious Naoki prize in 2015. She was named \u003ci\u003eVogue Japan\u003c\/i\u003e’s\nWoman of the Year in 2015 and among \u003ci\u003eGranta\u003c\/i\u003e’s Best of Young Japanese\nNovelists 2016. Several of her books have been adapted for film. Born in Tehran\nin 1977, Nishi grew up in Cairo and Osaka and lives in Tokyo.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"TIMES DISTRIBUTION PTE LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44919197302991,"sku":"9780063389946","price":34.88,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0574\/5662\/3823\/files\/9780063389946_W_1.jpg?v=1775703088","url":"https:\/\/popular.com.sg\/products\/sakura-a-novel-hardcover","provider":"Popular Book Company Pte Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}