{"product_id":"9781783788873","title":"The Third Love","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Kawakami, Hiromi (Y) \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 6 June 2024 by GRANTA BOOKS in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback | 288 pages\u003cbr\u003e143 x 226 x 29 | 400g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the bestselling author of Strange Weather in Tokyo, a novel that moves between Japan past and present to tell a time-bending story about desire and destiny.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaving married her childhood sweetheart, Riko now finds herself trapped in a relationship that has been soured by infidelity.  One day, by chance, she runs into her old friend Mr Takaoka, who offers friendship, love, and an unusual escape: he teaches her the trick of living inside her dreams.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd so, each night, she sinks into another life: first as a high-ranking courtesan in the 17th century, and then as a serving lady to a princess in the late Middle Ages.  As she experiences desire and heartbreak in the past, so Riko comes to reconsider her life as a 21st century woman, as a wife, as a mother, and as a lover, and to ask herself whether, after loving her husband and loving Mr Takaoka, she is now ready for her third great love.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HUNTS BOOKSHOP LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46190247575792,"sku":"9781783788873","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0514\/8635\/9739\/files\/9781783788873.jpg?v=1718472326","url":"https:\/\/huntsbookshop.live\/products\/9781783788873","provider":"Hunt's Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}