{"product_id":"a-pale-view-of-hills","title":"A Pale View of Hills","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"47\" data-end=\"302\"\u003eThe novel is narrated by Etsuko, a Japanese woman living alone in England. Her daughter Keiko, who struggled to adjust to life there, has recently died by suicide. As Etsuko’s younger daughter, Niki, visits, she reflects on her postwar life in Nagasaki.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"304\" data-end=\"569\"\u003eMuch of the story revolves around Etsuko’s memories of her friendship with Sachiko, a distant mother, and Sachiko’s troubled daughter, Mariko. Sachiko plans to leave Japan with an American soldier, while Mariko resists change, withdrawn and seemingly traumatized.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"571\" data-end=\"862\"\u003eAs Etsuko recounts these events, hints suggest her narrative may be unreliable. The story of Sachiko and Mariko mirrors Etsuko’s own life and her relationship with Keiko, blurring the line between memory and projection, particularly around Etsuko’s move to England and its impact on Keiko.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Offline Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47517415800884,"sku":"9780679722670","price":250.0,"currency_code":"MXN","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0631\/7388\/6004\/files\/9780679722670.jpg?v=1771367965","url":"https:\/\/offlinebooks.com\/products\/a-pale-view-of-hills","provider":"Offline Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}