{"product_id":"sweet-bean-paste-the-international-bestseller-by-durian-sukegawa","title":"Sweet Bean Paste by Durian Sukegawa","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'I'm in story heaven with this book.' Cecelia Ahern, author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eP.S. I Love You\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA charming tale of friendship, love and loneliness in contemporary Japan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eIf you enjoyed \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eWe'll Prescribe You a Cat\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e or \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eDays at the Morisaki Bookshop\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e, you'll love \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eSweet Bean Paste\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSentaro has failed. He has a criminal record, drinks too much, and his dream of becoming a writer is just a distant memory. With only the blossoming of the cherry trees to mark the passing of time, he spends his days in a tiny confectionery shop selling dorayaki, a type of pancake filled with sweet bean paste.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut everything is about to change.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInto his life comes Tokue, an elderly woman with disfigured hands and a troubled past. Tokue makes the best sweet bean paste Sentaro has ever tasted. She begins to teach him her craft, but as their friendship flourishes, social pressures become impossible to escape and Tokue’s dark secret is revealed,\u003cbr\u003ewith devastating consequences.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSweet Bean Paste\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a moving novel about the burden of the past and the redemptive power of friendship. Translated into English for the first time, Durian Sukegawa’s beautiful prose is capturing hearts all over the world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"a-divider-normal bucketDivider\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eProduct details\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"detailBullets_feature_div\"\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-nostyle a-vertical a-spacing-none detail-bullet-list\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePublisher ‏ : ‎ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOneworld Publications\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePublication date ‏ : ‎ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e14 November 2017\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eLanguage ‏ : ‎ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEnglish\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePrint length ‏ : ‎ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e224 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1786071959\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e978-1786071958\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eItem Weight ‏ : ‎ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e294 g\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eDimensions ‏ : ‎ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e12.9 x 2.03 x 19.81 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eCountry of Origin ‏ : ‎ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUnited Kingdom\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"CGA Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46398081826901,"sku":null,"price":3090.0,"currency_code":"LKR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0614\/9642\/6581\/files\/71M5WKI6dJL._SL1500.jpg?v=1792347428","url":"https:\/\/cgabooksonline.com\/products\/sweet-bean-paste-the-international-bestseller-by-durian-sukegawa","provider":"CGA Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}