{"product_id":"a-thousand-blues","title":"A Thousand Blues","description":"\u003cp\u003eby Cheon Seon-ran\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHardback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e320 pages\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSigned by the author\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTHE #1 KOREAN INSTANT BESTSELLER AND PRIZEWINNER WITH A UNIQUE NARRATOR\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDiscover the original and uplifting sensation for fans of CONVENIENCE STORE WOMAN and KLARA AND THE SUN\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'A stunning story of love, care and sacrifice' Bora Chung, author of Cursed Bunny \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt's only when we slow down that we can truly experience joy ... 2035: In the shadow of a race-course, two sisters grow up, helping their mother at the local cafe that serves renowned ramen. Family life is fractious especially when one of them loses their day-job to an automaton.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen the sisters discover their beloved race-horse Today is being sent to the knacker's yard after a lifetime of over-racing, they are determined to rescue her. To remind Today of happier times, they hatch a plan to let her run one last race. But it will be no ordinary event.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThey will train her to run the slowest race of her life. Narrated by a most unusual and unforgettable storyteller, A Thousand Blues is a powerful hymn to our humanity. Brimming with heart, hope and rage, it is a book to cherish, share and re-read.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e_________\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'A stunningly crafted novel, evoking a myriad emotions' Kim Bo-young\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e‘A dazzling, warm novel that shows us how to move forward as a society without leaving anyone or anything behind' Choi Jin-young, author of To the Warm Horizon\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hunt's Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55543603200381,"sku":null,"price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0514\/8635\/9739\/files\/9781529938029.jpg?v=1742295774","url":"https:\/\/huntsbookshop.live\/products\/a-thousand-blues","provider":"Hunt's Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}