{"product_id":"yume-9781459747371","title":"Yume","description":"\u003cb\u003eA captivating fantasy novel about demons, dreams, and a young woman teaching English in Japan.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"With empathetic characters, terrifying monsters, and a cinematic feel, \u003ci\u003eYume\u003c\/i\u003e is a dream that will keep readers awake at night.\" -- RICHARD FORD BURLEY, author of \u003ci\u003eDisplacement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCybelle teaches English in a small city in Japan. Her contract is up for renewal, her mother is begging her to come back to Canada, and she is not sure where she belongs anymore. She faces ostracism and fear daily, but she loves her job, despite its increasing difficulties. She vows to do her best -- even when her sleep, appetite, and life in general start to get weird, and conforming to the rules that once helped her becomes a struggle.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMeanwhile, \u003ci\u003eyokai\u003c\/i\u003e feast and cavort around Osaka and Kyoto as the barrier between their world and the human world thins. Zaniel spends his nights walking the dream world and serving his demon \"bodyguard,\" Akki. But there is a new \u003ci\u003eyokai\u003c\/i\u003e on the scene, and it has gotten on Akki's bad side. When Cybelle gets caught up in the supernatural clash, she has to figure out what is real and, more importantly, what she really wants ... before her life spirals out of control altogether.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA RARE MACHINES BOOK\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rare Machines\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/12\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781459747371\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 536\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/09\/2021 pg. 52\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/02\/2021\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Sifton Tracey Anipare","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40994716025013,"sku":"9781459747371","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_50c35145-112c-4ef5-9582-966f52da38db.jpg?v=1631627640","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/yume-9781459747371","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}