{"product_id":"the-street-of-a-thousand-blossoms-9780312384777","title":"The Street of a Thousand Blossoms","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Gail Tsukiyama's\u003ci\u003e The Street of a Thousand Blossoms\u003c\/i\u003e is a powerfully moving masterpiece about tradition and change, loss and renewal, and love and family from a glorious storyteller at the height of her powers. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt is Tokyo in 1939. On the Street of a Thousand Blossoms, two orphaned brothers dream of a future firmly rooted in tradition. The older boy, Hiroshi, shows early signs of promise at the national obsession of sumo wrestling, while Kenji is fascinated by the art of Noh theater masks. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut as the ripples of war spread to their quiet neighborhood, the brothers must put their dreams on hold--and forge their own paths in a new Japan. Meanwhile, the two young daughters of a renowned sumo master find their lives increasingly intertwined with the fortunes of their father's star pupil, Hiroshi.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martin's Griffin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/05\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780312384777\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 422\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.92lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.24h x 5.82w x 1.18d","brand":"Gail Tsukiyama","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36635867185308,"sku":"9780312384777","price":17.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_4ce9c445-9be0-4c23-a0d3-a23a17e03ab2.jpg?v=1603840741","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-street-of-a-thousand-blossoms-9780312384777","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}