{"product_id":"sisters-in-yellow","title":"Sisters in Yellow","description":"\u003ch4\u003eMieko Kawakami | Paperback | April 2026\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the International Booker Prize Shortlisted author of\u003ci\u003e Heaven\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBreasts and Eggs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHana has nothing but she's hopeful. She's fifteen years old. She lives in a tiny apartment in a suburb of Tokyo with her young mother, a hostess at a local dive bar. They have no money, no security. Then Kimiko appears.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKimiko is older, a bright light in Hana's dark world. Together they set up Lemon, a bar that caters to hostesses and their marks, small-time crooks, men with low morals and deep pockets, and anyone down on their luck. Suddenly Hana has a job she loves, friends to share her days with, and the glittering promise of money. She feels like a normal girl. She feels invincible.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut in the seedy streets of Setagaya, nothing is as it seems. Soon all of Hana's hope, her optimism, and her drive, will be tested to the limt . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwenty years later, Kimiko is on trial. Now Hana must wrestle with her own actions, and face their devastating consequences.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eA story of enduring friendship and deep betrayal,\u003ci\u003e Sisters in Yellow\u003c\/i\u003e is a masterpiece of teenage dreams and adult cruelties that confirms Mieko Kawakami as one of the great writers of her generation.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-----\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor info \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eMieko Kawakami is the author of the internationally bestselling novel \u003ci\u003eBreasts and Eggs\u003c\/i\u003e, a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book of the Year and one of \u003ci\u003eTIME\u003c\/i\u003e’s Best 10 Books of 2020, and the highly-acclaimed \u003ci\u003eHeaven, \u003c\/i\u003eher second novel to be translated and published in English, which \u003ci\u003eOprah Daily \u003c\/i\u003edescribed as written “with jagged, visceral beauty.” Born in Osaka, Japan, Kawakami made her literary debut as a poet in 2006, and in 2007 published her first novella, \u003ci\u003eMy Ego, My Teeth, and the World\u003c\/i\u003e. Known for their poetic qualities, their insights into the female body, and their preoccupation with ethics and modern society, her books have been translated into over twenty languages. Kawakami’s literary awards include the Akutagawa Prize, the Tanizaki Prize, and the Murasaki Shikibu Prize. She lives in Tokyo, Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"booxies","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48291509338279,"sku":null,"price":44.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0507\/1523\/0375\/files\/sistersinyellow.jpg?v=1774999613","url":"https:\/\/booxies.com\/en-nz\/products\/sisters-in-yellow","provider":"booxies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}