{"product_id":"honeybees-and-distant-thunder-9781804991879","title":"Honeybees and Distant Thunder","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eWinner of the Naoki Prize and the Japan Booksellers' Award\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn a small coastal town just a stone's throw from Tokyo, a prestigious piano competition is underway. Over the course of two feverish weeks, three students will experience some of the most joyous - and painful - moments of their lives. Though they don't know it yet, each will profoundly and unpredictably change the others, for ever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eAya\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was a piano genius, until she fled the stage and vanished; will the tall and talented \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eMakun\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e bring her back? Or will it be child of nature \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eJin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, a pianist without a piano, who carries the sound of his father's bees wherever he goes? Each will break the rules, amaze their fans and push themselves to the brink. But at what cost?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eHONEYBEES AND DISTANT THUNDER is a tender and compelling story of love, courage and rivalry - and of what it means to be a true friend.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Riku Onda","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48483208069335,"sku":"9781804991879","price":5.0,"currency_code":"KWD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0498\/4081\/6279\/files\/2026-04-19T155728.907.png?v=1776603459","url":"https:\/\/theenglishbookshop.com\/products\/honeybees-and-distant-thunder-9781804991879","provider":"The English Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}