{"product_id":"9781804189597","title":"One Hundred Flowers : FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE JAPANESE BESTSELLER IF CATS DISAPPEARED FROM THE WORLD","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Genki Kawamura, Inc. \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 13\/03\/2025,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 288 pages,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781804189597,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFROM THE AUTHOR OF THE JAPANESE BESTSELLER IF CATS DISAPPEARED FROM THE WORLD WHICH HAS SOLD OVER  TWO MILLION COPIESThe fragrance of a single stem in a vase.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe shimmering reflection of fireworks in a lake.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe quiet of a bookshop as evening falls.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe feeling of opening a brand-new diary and beginning to write ...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMoments of beauty endure. But what happens when you begin to forget?Yuriko leads a quiet, orderly life as a piano teacher. It's New Year's Eve and her grown-up son Izumi comes to visit. Yuriko makes him his favourite meal: omelette and hayashi rice. Together, they look like a normal family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Yuriko has a secret. Many years earlier, when Izumi was a boy, Yuriko suddenly disappeared for an entire year. She returned, but the lost year was never discussed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow as Yuriko begins to lose her memory, Izumi is forced to race against time as he seeks the truth behind this long-buried mystery. Will he learn to understand the woman his mother once was, before it is too late? And is he ready to become a father himself?One Hundred Flowers is a story about the preciousness of every moment, the beauty and pain of family love, and the healing power of letting go.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTranslated by Cathy Hirano.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55162597048693,"sku":"9781804189597","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9781804189597.jpg?v=1741943549","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.co.uk\/products\/9781804189597","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}