{"product_id":"9781529949766","title":"The Healing Hippo of Hinode Park","description":"DISCOVER THE BRAND NEW NOVEL BY THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR IS IN THE LIBRARY**\n \n Nestling at the bottom of a five-storey apartment block is the children's playground, Hinode Park. If you look to the side, standing on stubby legs, is a hippo. Its upturned eyes give it a teary look, yet for decades, its quiet power has sustained the hearts of one community.\n \n Meet the neighbours who will reach out to kabahiko hippo-\n -Kanato presses his head to the hippo's cheek, hoping to recover the stellar marks he once scored;\n - Sawa, a lonely new mother, strokes its mouth, hopes to connect as she once did when she was an award-winning retail assistant;\n - Chiharu, a wedding-planner, hopes to be able to listen for the happiness of others;\n - Yuya avoids sports day with a fake injury, only to find he really is in pain.\n - despite Kazuhiko's fading eyes from too much editorial work, he will learn to see life's everyday wonders.\n \n A quietly powerful story of hope, friendship and connection, Michiko Aoyama's beloved bestseller is a celebration of everyday encounters. Its subtle portrayal of the magic of community will lodge itself in every reader's heart.","brand":"BOOKSITE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45359096725619,"sku":"9781529949766","price":375.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2291\/7991\/files\/19919383482732.jpg?v=1788452455","url":"https:\/\/www.readerswarehouse.co.za\/products\/9781529949766","provider":"Readers Warehouse","version":"1.0","type":"link"}