{"product_id":"honeybees-and-distant-thunder-a-novel","title":"Honeybees and Distant Thunder: A Novel","description":"THE MILLION-COPY AWARD-WINNING JAPANESE BESTSELLER\n\n\"Onda's rich descriptions capture often elusive topics—music and longing—and bring the classical repertoire to vivid life.\" —People, BEST NEW BOOK\n\nTender and intense, Honeybees and Distant Thunder is the unflinching story of love, courage and rivalry as three young people come to understand what it means to truly be a friend.\n\nIn a small coastal town just a stone's throw from Tokyo, a prestigious piano competition is underway. Over the course of two feverish weeks, three students will experience some of the most joyous—and painful—moments of their lives. Though they don't know it yet, each will profoundly and unpredictably change the others, for ever.\n\nAya was a child prodigy who abruptly gave up performing after the death of her mother, and is now trying for a comeback; Masaru, a childhood friend of Aya who came to the piano through her insistence that he learn to play, is now reunited with her after many years, and is equally invested in both his and her success; Akashi, who is older and married, works in a music store and is the “old man” of the competitors, hoping for a final chance at success; and Jin, a sixteen-year-old prodigy, the free spirited son of a beekeeper who travels constantly, and has no formal training (and doesn’t even own a piano) yet whose mesmerizing insight into music has brought him to the attention of one of the world’s most celebrated pianists, the late Maestro Von Hoffman.\n\nEach of them will break the rules, awe their fans and push themselves to the brink. But at what cost?\n\nBeloved in Japan, Riku Onda immerses us in the world of music—from piano masterpieces to the buzz of bees and the rumble of thunder—which crescendos to a surprising ending in this rich and vibrant novel.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 163936403X\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.163936403X.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Onda, Riku\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41504525910074,"sku":"DBV.163936403X.G","price":8.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/163936403X-0.jpg?v=1783116741","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/honeybees-and-distant-thunder-a-novel","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}