{"product_id":"heaven-a-novel","title":"Heaven: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE 2022 INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A raw, painful, and tender portrait of adolescent misery… This book is very likely to make you cry.”—Lily Meyer, NPR\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith profound tenderness and sensitivity, Japanese literary superstar Mieko Kawakami turns her unique gaze onto the causes and effects of violence. Raw but revelatory, this novel stands as a dazzling confirmation of Kawakami’s standing as one of her country’s most insightful and compelling novelists.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Heaven, a shy high-school student is subjected to bullying from his classmates and the only person capable of understanding his ordeal is a young classmate who suffers similar treatment at the hands of her tormentors. Each finds in the other a unique sensibility capable of offering not only solace but also a fresh perspective on their predicaments.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ingram Publisher Services","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51593818046771,"sku":"9781609457457","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0843\/1108\/1267\/files\/9781609457457.jpg?v=1748636458","url":"https:\/\/slantoflightbooks.com\/products\/heaven-a-novel","provider":"Slant of Light Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}