{"product_id":"far-from-everywhere-9781643758107","title":"Far from Everywhere","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the bestselling, International Booker-shortlisted author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eStrange Weather in Tokyo\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e, this polyphonic story of love and friendship on the outskirts of Tokyo takes readers into a neighborhood like any other, yet full of unforgettable characters—by turns funny, wise, and heartrending.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTake the train from central Tokyo and head east. In twenty minutes, hop off and here you are: far from anywhere, but right in the heart of everything. Here, you'll meet a widowed fishmonger who invites his dead wife's former lover to move in, a fortune teller who helps a friend down on his luck, a young woman who learns her mother-in-law's secret over a late night snack of tea and rice crackers, and, at the local restaurant, the cook and the server whose on\/off relationship might be back on.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom one of Japan's most celebrated writers, this charming, character-rich meander through a small, seemingly average community becomes a quiet, profound meditation on connection and attachment, loneliness and loss, life and all its ephemera.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Algonquin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47564676006066,"sku":"9781643758107","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0536\/7418\/0786\/files\/O_795f0b4e-b502-4833-a3d3-462dbe2f444d.jpg?v=1786074259","url":"https:\/\/shop.hachettebookgroup.com\/products\/far-from-everywhere-9781643758107","provider":"Hachette Book Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}