{"product_id":"a-dictionary-of-mutual-understanding-9780143128250","title":"A Dictionary of Mutual Understanding","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn the tradition of \u003ci\u003eMemoirs of a Geisha \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Piano Teacher\u003c\/i\u003e, a heart-wrenching debut novel of family, forgiveness, and the exquisite pain of love\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e When Amaterasu Takahashi opens the door of her Philadelphia home to a badly scarred man claiming to be her grandson, she doesn't believe him. Her grandson and her daughter, Yuko, perished nearly forty years ago during the bombing of Nagasaki. But the man carries with him a collection of sealed private letters that open a Pandora's Box of family secrets Ama had sworn to leave behind when she fled Japan. She is forced to confront her memories of the years before the war: of the daughter she tried too hard to protect and the love affair that would drive them apart, and even further back, to the long, sake-pouring nights at a hostess bar where Ama first learned that a soft heart was a dangerous thing. Will Ama allow herself to believe in a miracle?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143128250\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.30w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/12\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2015 pg. 89\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2015\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Jackie Copleton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42935336534197,"sku":"9780143128250","price":13.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_8deba519-6a7e-4823-bfb0-57eeddad3c38.jpg?v=1688487722","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/a-dictionary-of-mutual-understanding-9780143128250","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}