{"product_id":"the-passengers-on-the-hankyu-line-9781804994870","title":"The Passengers on the Hankyu Line","description":"\u003cp\u003eTHE INSTANT TIMES BESTSELLER\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003eDISCOVER YOUR NEXT FEELGOOD JAPANESE NOVEL, BY THE AUTHOR OF THE TRAVELLING CAT CHRONICLES\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003eOver 1.4 million copies sold in Japan\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003e'You will be wrapped in laughter and tears ' Reader review *****\u003cbr\u003e\n 'What I love about it is its Kindness ' Reader review *****\u003cbr\u003e\n 'I wanted to tap the shoulders of the characters' Reader review *****\u003cbr\u003e\n 'Imagine Murder on the Orient Express without the untimely fatalities and you'll be halfway towards this cosy and affecting read' Harper's Bazaar\u003cbr\u003e\n _________\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003eThe contents of each traveller's heart is a mystery known only to themselves\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003eTrundling through the scenic countryside of Kyoto and Osaka is the Hankyu line, a burgundy-coloured electric train that has been carrying its commuters to their destinations for decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003eOver the course of a single journey in springtime, and the return journey six months later just as the leaves begin to fall:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003e- a young man meets the woman who happens to take out the last copy of the library book he was about to borrow;\u003cbr\u003e\n - an angry wedding guest dresses in a white gown to upstage the bride;\u003cbr\u003e\n - a university student leaves home for the first time;\u003cbr\u003e\n - a twenty-something finally grows the courage to walk away from an abusive partner\u003cbr\u003e\n - a widow learns independence, as she and her granddaughter discuss their new dog.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003eAs the seasons and the landscapes change, passengers jostle and connect, as this timeless train carries each one forward towards the person they intend to become.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hiro Arikawa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49190683017467,"sku":"9781804994870","price":28.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0806\/8176\/3067\/files\/9781804994870.jpg?v=1790927818","url":"https:\/\/aureliabooks.co.nz\/products\/the-passengers-on-the-hankyu-line-9781804994870","provider":"Aurelia Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}