{"product_id":"a-thousand-graces-9798218109844","title":"A Thousand Graces","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChie Uchida, a talented student\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e, does not fit the mold of her countryside life and provincial upbringing\u003c\/strong\u003e. She's not certain what she wants, but knows that unlike her beloved brother, her future does not spell contentment on a tea farm. Her self-absorbed best friend has a rebellious streak but doesn't present a model Chie wants to follow.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEntering college, Chie plunges headlong into emotional turmoil as she takes her first misguided steps into womanhood-she misreads the attention of one professor and the aspirations of another. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in 1970s Japan, the Showa era, the story evokes nostalgia for a simpler time as traditional customs and values fade away and Japanese society inexorably changes to meet the expectations and demands of a more modern world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe characters in this novel, drawn with a deft deliberation and intimate distance, arouse empathy as they struggle, submit, and surrender. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-13884456\"\u003eKaren Hill Anton\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Karen Hill Anton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/17\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 244\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.62lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.55d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798218109844\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 8218109846\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC044000\"\u003eWomen\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Karen Hill Anton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44498304237805,"sku":"9798218109844","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_67a28d6c-5216-4be2-9094-67065c2def76.jpg?v=1700958775","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/es\/products\/a-thousand-graces-9798218109844","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}