{"product_id":"the-inugami-mochi-9780996907408","title":"The Inugami Mochi","description":"\u003cp\u003eJessamyn Smyth's linked \"Dog and Cecily\" stories are about the primacy of the relationship with the animal-familiar spirit, its terrible costs and devastating beauties, the absurd and funny awkwardness of the human species, the relentless deepening of love, the bearing witness to unbearable loss.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese beautiful, unusual stories honor a figure from Japanese folklore, the inugami -- a dog god that acts as a protective guardian. Individuals bonded with this familiar spirit are called inugami mochi; they are thought to be lucky and successful, but as a result of their extraordinary bond with the dog god, they are isolated from ordinary people and the lives they lead.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe follow-on volume \"Gilgamesh Wilderness\" is also available from Saddle Road Press. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Saddle Road Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/15\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780996907408\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.30d","brand":"Jessamyn Smyth","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42769603494069,"sku":"9780996907408","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_9b95fc32-4a72-4df3-b2bd-b653cf0c3727.jpg?v=1678832972","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-inugami-mochi-9780996907408","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}