{"product_id":"beautiful-distance","title":"Beautiful Distance","description":"\u003ch4\u003e\u003cem\u003eTranslated from the Japanese by Charlotte Goff\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBefore the hospital, we had often raised our hands towards each other as we’d gone \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003ethrough\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e life together.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA man sits in a cafe, sipping a green juice and watching the world go by. A white butterfly flutters through the air; a calico cat jumps onto a wall; cherry blossom petals fall, softly, to the ground. Life, momentarily, stands still. Our unnamed narrator is preparing to visit his terminally ill wife in hospital.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA prize-winning bestseller in Japan,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBeautiful Distance\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a profoundly affecting and intimate story that looks with honesty and tenderness at the journey towards the end of a life. It explores what family means, how we think about death, and the power of quiet acts of love.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘An intimate and meditative look at love at the end of life, considering the minutiae of the daily moments that define a precious life together.’\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eService 95\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW100877481 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW100877481 BCX8\"\u003e‘\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW100877481 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW100877481 BCX8\"\u003eReaders will cry, and smile, and hold their family close.’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW100877481 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW100877481 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW100877481 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW100877481 BCX8\"\u003eSarah Jessica Parker\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP SCXW100877481 BCX8\" data-ccp-props='{\"134233117\":false,\"134233118\":false,\"201341983\":0,\"335559738\":0,\"335559739\":0,\"335559740\":259}'\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘\u003cem\u003eBeautiful Distance\u003c\/em\u003e is a gem of a book – tender, devastating, and beautifully written, it speaks of the experience of caring and love in their purest forms, in a way that touched me deeply. It will stay with me for a long time.’ \u003c\/strong\u003eCecile Pin\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘Quietly moving, sad, surprising . . . it all felt so true to life.’ \u003c\/strong\u003eSharlene Teo\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW72258670 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW72258670 BCX8\"\u003e‘Beautiful.’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW72258670 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW72258670 BCX8\"\u003eJessica Stanley \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP SCXW72258670 BCX8\" data-ccp-props='{\"134233117\":false,\"134233118\":false,\"201341983\":0,\"335551550\":1,\"335551620\":1,\"335559685\":0,\"335559737\":0,\"335559738\":0,\"335559739\":0,\"335559740\":259}'\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nao-Cola Yamazaki","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53613302382871,"sku":"9781917092623","price":24.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0818\/9132\/8279\/files\/9781917092623.jpg?v=1783059085","url":"https:\/\/amplifybookstore.com\/products\/beautiful-distance","provider":"Amplify Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}