{"product_id":"one-hundred-flowers-from-the-author-of-the-japanese-bestseller-if-cats-disappeared-from-the-world","title":"One Hundred Flowers: FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE JAPANESE BESTSELLER IF CATS DISAPPEARED FROM THE WORLD","description":"\u003cp\u003e'A tender med ita tion on memory, familial bonds, and the evan es cence of every  day moments ...  a profoundly affect ing read' - \u003ci\u003eStorizen\u003c\/i\u003e Magazine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A believable slice-of-life window into human nature that resonates on multiple levels' - \u003ci\u003eThe Japan Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFROM THE AUTHOR OF THE JAPANESE BESTSELLER \u003ci\u003eIF CATS DISAPPEARED FROM THE WORLD \u003c\/i\u003eWHICH HAS SOLD OVER  TWO MILLION COPIES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe fragrance of a single stem in a vase.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe shimmering reflection of fireworks in a lake.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe quiet of a bookshop as evening falls.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe feeling of opening a brand-new diary and beginning to write ...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMoments of beauty endure. But what happens when you begin to forget?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYuriko leads a quiet, orderly life as a piano teacher. It's New Year's Eve and her grown-up son Izumi comes to visit. Yuriko makes him his favourite meal: omelette and hayashi rice. Together, they look like a normal family.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut Yuriko has a secret. Many years earlier, when Izumi was a boy, Yuriko suddenly disappeared for an entire year. She returned, but the lost year was never discussed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow as Yuriko begins to lose her memory, Izumi is forced to race against time as he seeks the truth behind this long-buried mystery. Will he learn to understand the woman his mother once was, before it is too late? And is he ready to become a father himself?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOne Hundred Flowers \u003c\/i\u003eis a story about the preciousness of every moment, the beauty and pain of family love, and the healing power of letting go.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTranslated by Cathy Hirano.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 288 pages | Published March 2025\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GARDNERS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63977818849629,"sku":"9781804189597","price":13.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/3459\/8749\/files\/9781804189597.jpg?v=1783145383","url":"https:\/\/www.thebookmark.ie\/products\/one-hundred-flowers-from-the-author-of-the-japanese-bestseller-if-cats-disappeared-from-the-world","provider":"The Bookmark ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}