{"product_id":"sisters-in-yellow-hardcover","title":"Sisters in Yellow - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMieko Kawakami\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLaurel Taylor\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eHitomi Yoshio\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Mieko Kawakami, award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eBreasts and Eggs\u003c\/i\u003e, comes a bold novel of sacrifice and the tumultuous bonds of sisterhood, set in the gritty Tokyo of the 1990s. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"I can never forget the sense of pure astonishment I felt when I first read Mieko Kawakami.\" --Haruki Murakami \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHana has nothing - she's fifteen years old and living in a tiny apartment in a suburb of Tokyo with her young mother, a hostess at a local dive bar. They have no money, no security. Then Kimiko appears. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKimiko is older, a bright light in Hana's dark world. Together they set up Lemon, a bar that, despite its shabby setting and seedy clientele, becomes a haven for Hana. Suddenly Hana has a job she loves, friends to share her days with, and the glittering promise of money. She feels like a normal girl. She feels invincible. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut in the narrow alleys of Sangenjaya, nothing is as it seems. Soon all of Hana's hope, her optimism, and her drive will be pushed to the limit . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA story of enduring friendship and deep betrayal, \u003ci\u003eSisters in Yellow\u003c\/i\u003e is a masterpiece of teenage dreams and adult cruelties that confirms Mieko Kawakami as one of the great writers of her generation.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMIEKO KAWAKAMI is the acclaimed author of the internationally best-selling novel \u003ci\u003eBreasts and Eggs\u003c\/i\u003e, a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book of the Year and one of \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e's Best 10 Books of 2020. Her other novels, translated by Sam Bett and David Boyd, include \u003ci\u003eHeaven\u003c\/i\u003e, shortlisted for the 2022 International Booker Prize, and \u003ci\u003eAll the Lovers in the Night, \u003c\/i\u003e a finalist for the 2023 National Book Critics Circle Award for fiction. In 2024, \u003ci\u003eSisters in Yellow\u003c\/i\u003e won the Yomiuri Prize for Literature. Her books, translated into over forty languages, are known for their insights into the female body, and philosophical questions surrounding gender, class, and ethics in modern society. Born in Osaka, Kawakami lives in Tokyo, Japan. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLAUREL TAYLOR is a translator, poet, and researcher. She has translated works by Kaori Fujino, Minae Mizumura, Shibasaki Tomoka, and Aoko Matsudo, among others. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHITOMI YOSHIO is the translator of Natsuko Imamura's \u003ci\u003eThis Is Amiko, Do You Copy? \u003c\/i\u003eand the co-translator of Mieko Kawakami's \u003ci\u003eAshes of Spring\u003c\/i\u003e.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 448\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.74 x 9.38 x 6.23 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 17, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45085116891312,"sku":"9780593537732","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1121\/0060\/files\/nQucGAwuIy9780593537732.webp?v=1777996994","url":"https:\/\/sidekicksptown.com\/products\/sisters-in-yellow-hardcover","provider":"Sidekicks Ptown","version":"1.0","type":"link"}