{"product_id":"the-passengers-on-the-hankyu-line-9781804994870","title":"The Passengers on the Hankyu Line","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Hiro Arikawa\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Transworld Publishers Ltd\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Literary\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eTHE INSTANT \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eTIMES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e BESTSELLER\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDISCOVER YOUR NEXT FEELGOOD JAPANESE NOVEL, BY THE AUTHOR OF \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eTHE TRAVELLING CAT CHRONICLES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOver 1.4 million copies sold in Japan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'You will be wrapped in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003elaughter and tears\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e' Reader review\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e*****\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'What I love about it is its \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eKindness\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e' Reader review\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e*****\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'I wanted to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003etap the shoulders\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e of the characters' Reader review\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e*****\u003cbr\u003e‘Imagine \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eMurder on the Orient Express\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e without the untimely fatalities and you'll be halfway towards this cosy and affecting read' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eHarper's Bazaar\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e_________\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe contents of each traveller's heart is a mystery known only to themselves\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTrundling through the scenic countryside of Kyoto and Osaka is the Hankyu line, a burgundy-coloured electric train that has been carrying its commuters to their destinations for decades.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eOver the course of a single journey in springtime, and the return journey six months later just as the leaves begin to fall:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- a young man meets the woman who happens to take out the last copy of the library book he was about to borrow;\u003cbr\u003e- an angry wedding guest dresses in a white gown to upstage the bride;\u003cbr\u003e- a university student leaves home for the first time;\u003cbr\u003e- a twenty-something finally grows the courage to walk away from an abusive partner\u003cbr\u003e- a widow learns independence, as she and her granddaughter discuss their new dog.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eAs the seasons and the landscapes change, passengers jostle and connect, as this timeless train carries each one forward towards the person they intend to become.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Transworld Publishers Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48028237234327,"sku":"9781804994870","price":390.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781804994870.webp?v=1784271316","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-passengers-on-the-hankyu-line-9781804994870","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}