{"product_id":"set-my-heart-on-fire-9781804293300","title":"Set My Heart on Fire","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe first novel from Izumi Suzuki to be published in English: a candid, intimate exploration of passion, music and transgression\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eHope I'm in for a good time, I thought. Even if it's just for tonight.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSet in the underground bar and club scene of 1970s Tokyo, \u003ci\u003eSet My Heart On Fire\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of Izumi in her turbulent twenties. Through a series of disarmingly frank vignettes, author Izumi Suzuki presents an unforgettable portrait of a young woman encountering missteps and miscommunication, good music and unreliable men, powerful drugs and disorientating meds. Izumi usually keeps her relationships short but complicated, until she meets Jun. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSet My Heart on Fire\u003c\/i\u003e is a visceral novel about mistaken relationships and the convolutions of desire, about regret and acceptance. Pulsing through the narration is the protagonist's love of music, a vital soundtrack spanning the Zombies, T. Rex and the Rolling Stones as well as underground Japanese psychedelic-rock bands such as the Tigers and the Tempters.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Verso Fiction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/12\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781804293300\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/02\/2024\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Izumi Suzuki","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44637779296437,"sku":"9781804293300","price":16.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_59643f54-3d32-4bc5-8991-ee8f34ecbdf3.jpg?v=1726582554","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/set-my-heart-on-fire-9781804293300","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}