{"product_id":"sisters-in-yellow","title":"Sisters in Yellow","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Mieko Kawakami, award-winning author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBreasts and Eggs\u003c\/i\u003e, comes a bold novel of sacrifice and the tumultuous bonds of sisterhood, set in the gritty Tokyo of the 1990s.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“I can never forget the sense of pure astonishment I felt when I first read Mieko Kawakami.” —Haruki Murakami\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“To read her work is to feel that she is not afraid of anything at all.”\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e—TheNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHana has nothing – she’s fifteen years old and living in a tiny apartment in a suburb of Tokyo with her young mother, a hostess at a local dive bar. They have no money, no security. Then Kimiko appears.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKimiko is older, a bright light in Hana’s dark world. Together they set up Lemon, a bar that, despite its shabby setting and seedy clientele, becomes a haven for Hana.Suddenly Hana has a job she loves, friends to share her days with, and the glittering promise of money. She feels like a normal girl. She feels invincible.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut in the narrow alleys of Sangenjaya, nothing is as it seems. Soon all of Hana’s hope, her optimism, and her drive will be pushed to the limit . . .\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA story of enduring friendship and deep betrayal, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSisters in Yellow\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a masterpiece ofteenage dreams and adult cruelties that confirms Mieko Kawakami as one of the great writers of her generation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"RA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47707867185370,"sku":null,"price":41.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0015\/5045\/0749\/files\/9780593537732_cfl.jpg?v=1774557567","url":"https:\/\/outnaboutboutique.com\/products\/sisters-in-yellow","provider":"Out \u0026 About","version":"1.0","type":"link"}