{"product_id":"strange-weather-in-tokyo","title":"Strange Weather in Tokyo","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\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\/strong\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfter this initial encounter, the pair continue to meet occasionally to share food and drink sake, and as the seasons pass \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e–\u003c\/span\u003e from spring cherry blossom to autumnal mushrooms \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e–\u003c\/span\u003e Tsukiko and Sensei come to develop a hesitant intimacy which tilts awkwardly and poignantly into love.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePerfectly constructed, funny, and moving, \u003cem\u003eStrange Weather in Tokyo\u003c\/em\u003e is a tale of modern Japan and old-fashioned romance. This edition contains the bonus story, \u003cem\u003e'Parade'\u003c\/em\u003e, which imagines an ordinary day in the lives of this unusual couple.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hiromi Kawakami","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40327732527266,"sku":"9781783785797","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0573\/8600\/8738\/files\/websitecovertemplate_9.png?v=1685028706","url":"https:\/\/rarebirdsbooks.live\/products\/strange-weather-in-tokyo","provider":"Rare Birds Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}