{"product_id":"9781804994870-the-passengers-on-the-hankyu-line","title":"The Passengers on the Hankyu Line","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE INSTANT \u003ci\u003eTIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDISCOVER YOUR NEXT FEELGOOD JAPANESE NOVEL, BY THE AUTHOR OF \u003ci\u003eTHE TRAVELLING CAT CHRONICLES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOver 1.4 million copies sold in Japan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'You will be wrapped in \u003cb\u003elaughter and tears\u003c\/b\u003e' Reader review\u003cb\u003e*****\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'What I love about it is its \u003cb\u003eKindness\u003c\/b\u003e' Reader review\u003cb\u003e*****\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'I wanted to \u003cb\u003etap the shoulders\u003c\/b\u003e of the characters' Reader review\u003cb\u003e*****\u003cbr\u003e‘Imagine \u003ci\u003eMurder on the Orient Express\u003c\/i\u003e without the untimely fatalities and you'll be halfway towards this cosy and affecting read' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eHarper's Bazaar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e_________\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe contents of each traveller's heart is a mystery known only to themselves\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOver the course of a single journey in springtime, and the return journey six months later just as the leaves begin to fall:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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- an angry wedding guest dresses in a white gown to upstage the bride;\u003cbr\u003e- a university student leaves home for the first time;\u003cbr\u003e- a twenty-something finally grows the courage to walk away from an abusive partner\u003cbr\u003e- a widow learns independence, as she and her granddaughter discuss their new dog.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\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\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56409901990262,"sku":"9781804994870","price":8.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_39948562_3f65102a-8464-4424-a866-ce1d0d04349a.jpg?v=1770845555","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781804994870-the-passengers-on-the-hankyu-line","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}