{"product_id":"the-heron-catchers-9781611720815","title":"The Heron Catchers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoiner's second novel set in the fabled Kanazawa area is an intimate yet understated look at an American who seeks recovery after his marriage to a Japanese woman has failed.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter Nozomi abandons Sedge and their marriage, taking all their money and leaving him with a ceramics shop he can't manage alone, her brother and his wife offer him a lifeline at their Japanese hot spring inn until he can get back on his feet. As he proceeds forward from this devastation in his life, he becomes involved with the wife of the man Nozomi ran off with as well as her stepson, a troubled 16-year-old whose jealousy and potential for violence contrasts with his interest in birds, origami, and the haiku of Matsuo Basho. What unfolds in the shadow of \"the immortal mountain of cranes\" will change their lives forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in Kanazawa and Yamanaka Onsen near the Sea of Japan, \u003ci\u003eThe Heron Catchers \u003c\/i\u003eexplores the importance of recognizing suffering both in others and in oneself, of being compassionate, and of trusting those who offer love in the shattering wake of loss.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Heron Catchers\u003c\/i\u003e is the second in a series of novels set in and around the Japanese city of Kanazawa.\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-10414232\"\u003eDavid Joiner\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Stone Bridge Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/21\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781611720815\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1611720818\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-FIC019000\"\u003eLiterary\u003c\/a\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-FIC108000\"\u003eWorld Literature | Japan\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDavid Joiner first traveled to Japan in 1991 on a study abroad program in Sapporo. He found his way back to Japan in 2011, and has since called Akita, Fukui, Tokyo, and most recently Kanazawa home. \u003ci\u003eThe Heron Catchers\u003c\/i\u003e is his third novel and the second, after \u003ci\u003eKanazawa\u003c\/i\u003e (2022, Stone Bridge Press), in a planned series of novels set in and around Kanazawa, Japan. His first novel, \u003ci\u003eLotusland\u003c\/i\u003e, was published in 2015 by Guernica Editions.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stone Bridge Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44543915360493,"sku":"9781611720815","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_2a69c4ea-e4cb-439b-a479-f8aa88f8606b.jpg?v=1701549323","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-heron-catchers-9781611720815","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}