{"product_id":"strange-weather-in-tokyo-1","title":"Strange Weather in Tokyo","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA tale of modern Japan and old-fashioned romance. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\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. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eStrange Weather in Tokyo\u003c\/em\u003e is perfectly constructed, warmly funny and deeply moving. This edition contains the bonus story, \u003cem\u003eParade\u003c\/em\u003e, which imagines an ordinary day in the lives of this unusual couple.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hiromi Kawakami","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45079216947457,"sku":"9781803510170","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0573\/8600\/8738\/files\/websitecovertemplate-995.png?v=1714660491","url":"https:\/\/rarebirdsbooks.live\/products\/strange-weather-in-tokyo-1","provider":"Rare Birds Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}