{"product_id":"the-shining-sea-hardcover","title":"The Shining Sea - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKoji Suzuki\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBrian Bergstrom\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIS HOPE ITSELF THE ONLY ANSWER?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe renowned author of the \u003ci\u003eRing\u003c\/i\u003e novels unravels a story of lovers wrestling with the darkness within themselves--be it selfishness, lust, or despair--in a deeply introspective romantic mystery that will tug at your mind as well as your heart. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA seemingly amnesiac woman sits mutely before her psychiatrist. Unable, or perhaps unwilling, to speak, the only time she shows any hint of emotion is when she hums a song--and the song becomes the first clue. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePregnant but abandoned by her lover, who boarded a tuna boat to brave turbulent waters far from home, she'd waded into the pitch-black waves one evening to drown herself...because when you feel like you're stranded at sea all by yourself in the dead of the night, those waves call for you, lulling you to sink into the silence beneath. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat we go on to discover is a cursed fate, a ruthless reality, and the dark humor of a world ruled by the indifferent forces of chance. They say you never know what the future holds, but what if you're told that you only have precisely a fifty-fifty chance of attaining happiness?\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eKoji Suzuki was born in 1957 in Hamamatsu, southwest of Tokyo. He attended Keio University where he majored in French. After graduating he held numerous odd jobs, including a stint as a cram school teacher. Also a self-described jock, he holds a first-class yachting license and crossed the U.S., from Key West to Los Angeles, on his motorcycle. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1990, Suzuki's first full-length work, Paradise won the Japanese Fantasy Novel Award and launched his career as a fiction writer. Ring, written with a baby on his lap, catapulted him to fame, and the multi-million selling sequels Spiral and Loop cemented his reputation as a world-class talent. Often called the Stephen King of Japan, Suzuki has played a crucial role in establishing mainstream credentials for horror novels in his country.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.3 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 26, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766920937760,"sku":"9781647291181","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/a0305116fb46ceea27531ee2ca0e62a0.webp?v=1780301033","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-shining-sea-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}