{"product_id":"9781838856250","title":"A Tale for the Time Being","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Ruth Ozeki\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 2 June 2022 by Canongate Books (Canongate Canons) in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Canons' series.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003ch4\u003ePaperback | 464 pages\u003cbr\u003e129 x 196 x 34mm | 314g\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the wake of the 2011 tsunami, Ruth discovers a Hello Kitty lunchbox washed up on the shore of her beach home in British Columbia. Within it lies a diary that expresses the hopes, heartbreak and dreams of a young girl desperate for someone to understand her. Each turn of the page pulls Ruth deeper into the mystery of Nao's life, and forever changes her in a way neither could foresee.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWeaving across continents and decades, A Tale for the Time Being is an extraordinary novel about our shared humanity and the search for home.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ruth Ozeki","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57548568035653,"sku":"9781838856250","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0994\/3721\/6069\/files\/9781838856250.jpg?v=1774886416","url":"https:\/\/stripyduckbookshopcafe.co.uk\/products\/9781838856250","provider":"The Stripy Duck Bookshop Café","version":"1.0","type":"link"}