{"product_id":"the-heron-catchers-paperback","title":"The Heron Catchers - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Joiner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA 2023 American Writing Awards Finalist \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoiner's second novel set in the fabled Kanazawa area is an intimate yet understated look at an American who seeks recovery after his marriage to a Japanese woman has failed.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter Nozomi abandons Sedge and their marriage, taking all their money and leaving him with a ceramics shop he can't manage alone, her brother and his wife offer him a lifeline at their Japanese hot spring inn until he can get back on his feet. As he proceeds forward from this devastation in his life, he becomes involved with the wife of the man Nozomi ran off with as well as her stepson, a troubled 16-year-old whose jealousy and potential for violence contrasts with his interest in birds, origami, and the haiku of Matsuo Basho. What unfolds in the shadow of \"the immortal mountain of cranes\" will change their lives forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in Kanazawa and Yamanaka Onsen near the Sea of Japan, \u003ci\u003eThe Heron Catchers \u003c\/i\u003eexplores the importance of recognizing suffering both in others and in oneself, of being compassionate, and of trusting those who offer love in the shattering wake of loss.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Heron Catchers\u003c\/i\u003e is the second in a series of novels set in and around the Japanese city of Kanazawa.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Joiner\u003c\/b\u003e made his first trip to Japan in 1991--a five-month study program in Hokkaido--and three years later moved for the first of seven times to Vietnam. In Japan, where he has also moved numerous times, he has called Sapporo, Akita, Fukui, Tokyo, and most recently the western Japanese city of Kanazawa home. \u003c\/p\u003eDavid Joiner's writing has appeared in literary journals and elsewhere, including \u003ci\u003eEchoes: Writers in Kyoto 2017\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Brooklyn Rail\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePhoebe Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Ontario Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Madison Review\u003c\/i\u003e. His first novel, \u003ci\u003eLotusland\u003c\/i\u003e, set in contemporary Vietnam, was published in 2015 by Guernica Editions. His second novel, \u003ci\u003eKanazawa\u003c\/i\u003e, was published by Stone Bridge Press in 2022 and was named as a Foreword Reviews Indie Finalist for multicultural novels.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 264\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 21, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51759133294880,"sku":"9781611720815","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/56cbc9f923485f49be49270fe8416014.webp?v=1780143045","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-heron-catchers-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}