{"product_id":"9781529949766","title":"The Healing Hippo Of Hinode Park","description":"\u003cp\u003eNestling 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eMeet the neighbours who will reach out to kabahiko:\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e-Kanato presses his head to the hippo's cheek, hoping to recover the stellar marks he once scored\u003cbr\u003e- Sawa, a lonely new mother, strokes its mouth, hopes to connect as she once did when she was an award-winning retail assistant\u003cbr\u003e- Chiharu, a wedding-planner, hopes to be able to listen for the happiness of others\u003cbr\u003e- Yuya avoids sports day with a fake injury, only to find he really is in pain\u003cbr\u003e- despite Kazuhiko's fading eyes from too much editorial work, he will learn to see life's everyday wonders.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eA 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"book-contributors\"\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"contributor-item\"\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"contributor-role\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=Author+Michiko+Aoyama\" class=\"contributor-link\"\u003eMichiko Aoyama\u003c\/a\u003e\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Michiko Aoyama","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47382910042275,"sku":"9781529949766","price":395.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/7836\/3555\/files\/img_9781529949766_b07e2ab3-3ff1-4f6d-9038-aed336d5e499.jpg?v=1776567052","url":"https:\/\/graffitibooks.co.za\/products\/9781529949766","provider":"Graffiti Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}