{"product_id":"9781783788873","title":"The Third Love","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthors: Hiromi Kawakami \u0026amp; Ted Goossen\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eJapanese | Modern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945) | Historical fiction | Fiction in translation\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 6\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e June 2024 by Granta Books in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback | 288 pages \u003cbr\u003e216mm x 138mm | 0g\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"gardners-meta\"\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/Star.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/Star.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/Star.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/Star.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/Star.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaving married her childhood sweetheart, Riko now finds herself trapped in a relationship that has been soured by infidelity.  One day, by chance, she runs into her old friend Mr Takaoka, who offers friendship, love, and an unusual escape: he teaches her the trick of living inside her dreams.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd so, each night, she sinks into another life: first as a high-ranking courtesan in the 17th century, and then as a serving lady to a princess in the late Middle Ages.  As she experiences desire and heartbreak in the past, so Riko comes to reconsider her life as a 21st century woman, as a wife, as a mother, and as a lover, and to ask herself whether, after loving her husband and loving Mr Takaoka, she is now ready for her third great love.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners Books Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41136914333831,"sku":"9781783788873","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0357\/3199\/6807\/files\/9781783788873.jpg?v=1711649651","url":"https:\/\/thebookhousebroughtyferry.pro\/products\/9781783788873","provider":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}