{"product_id":"sweet-bean-paste-the-international-bestseller","title":"Sweet Bean Paste: The International Bestseller","description":"'I'm in story heaven with this book.' Cecelia Ahern, author of P.S. I Love You\n\nA charming tale of friendship, love and loneliness in contemporary Japan\n\nIf you enjoyed We'll Prescribe You a Cat or Days at the Morisaki Bookshop, you'll love Sweet Bean Paste\n\nSentaro 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.\n\nBut everything is about to change.\n\nInto 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,\nwith devastating consequences.\n\nSweet Bean Paste 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.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1786071959\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.1786071959.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Sukegawa, Durian\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\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":41517319815226,"sku":"DBV.1786071959.G","price":8.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/1786071959-0.jpg?v=1783833411","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/sweet-bean-paste-the-international-bestseller","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}