{"product_id":"the-third-love","title":"The Third Love","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the bestselling author of Strange Weather in Tokyo, a novel that moves between Japan past and present to tell a time-bending story about desire and destiny. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHaving married her childhood sweetheart, Riko now finds herself trapped in a relationship that has been soured by infidelity. One day, by chance, she runs into her old friend Mr Takaoka, who offers friendship, love, and an unusual escape: he teaches her the trick of living inside her dreams.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd so, each night, she sinks into another life: first as a high-ranking courtesan in the 17th century, and then as a serving lady to a princess in the late Middle Ages. As she experiences desire and heartbreak in the past, so Riko comes to reconsider her life as a 21st century woman, as a wife, as a mother, and as a lover, and to ask herself whether, after loving her husband and loving Mr Takaoka, she is now ready for her third great love.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Hiromi Kawakami","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45283508420865,"sku":"9781783788903","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0573\/8600\/8738\/files\/Untitleddesign-2025-05-31T122113.305_bcaac4b3-51c5-45c9-9454-402c5defb2b7.png?v=1748691072","url":"https:\/\/rarebirdsbooks.live\/products\/the-third-love","provider":"Rare Birds Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}