{"product_id":"9780593537732","title":"Sisters in Yellow","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom Mieko Kawakami, award-winning author of \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\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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 . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA story of enduring friendship and deep betrayal, \u003ci\u003eSisters in Yellow\u003c\/i\u003e is a masterpiece of teenage dreams and adult cruelties that confirms Mieko Kawakami as one of the great writers of her generation.","brand":"Mieko Kawakami","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":47682013135104,"sku":"9780593537732","price":41.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0708\/8272\/2048\/files\/BNCImageAPI_b28dc699-4490-47a4-82e0-607aaac9b0ed.jpg?v=1770839484","url":"https:\/\/thebookloftstjacobs.com\/products\/9780593537732","provider":"The Book Loft St. Jacobs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}