{"product_id":"9780812986785","title":"Sayonara","description":"From a great master of historical fiction comes a brilliant tale of love amid war. James A. Michener combines powerful storytelling with deep sensitivity in this novel of a U.S. Army man who, against all odds, falls for a fascinating Japanese woman. Stationed in the exotic Far East, Major Lloyd Gruver considers himself lucky. The son of a general, dating the daughter of another powerful military family, he can look forward to a bright future. And he just can’t understand guys like Private Joe Kelly, who throw away their lives in the States by marrying local girls. But then Lloyd meets Hana-ogi. After that, nothing matters anymore . . . nothing but her.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePraise for James A. Michener\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “A master storyteller . . . Michener, by any standards, is a phenomenon.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Sentence for sentence, writing’s fastest attention grabber.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Michener has become an institution in America, ranking somewhere between Disneyland and the Library of Congress. You learn a lot from him.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “While he fascinates and engrosses, Michener also educates.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"James A. Michener","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback Trade paperback (US)","offer_id":46053138071764,"sku":"9780812986785","price":25.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/9208\/files\/BNCImageAPI_57f26b35-64d3-4a82-a674-2244eea5741b.jpg?v=1738714066","url":"https:\/\/penguinshop.ca\/products\/9780812986785","provider":"Penguin Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}