{"product_id":"sand-chronicles-vol-1-9781421514772","title":"Sand Chronicles, Vol. 1","description":"\u003cb\u003eCan the sands of time heal all wounds?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTwelve-year-old Ann and her divorced mother move from big city Tokyo to her mother's rural hometown. As the years pass, Ann learns to trust and depend on her new friends--Daigo and aristocratic siblings Fuji and Shika. But when Ann moves back to Tokyo to be with her father, will she be able to maintain a long-distance relationship with Daigo? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter her parents get divorced, Ann Uekusa and her mother move from Tokyo to rural Shimane. Accustomed to the anonymity of city living, Ann can't get used to the almost overbearing kindness of the people in her mother's hometown. But when personal tragedy strikes, Ann discovers how much she needs that kindness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHinako Ashihara won the 50th Shogakukan Manga Award for \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunadokei (Sand Chronicles)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e. She debuted with \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSono hanashi Okotowari Shimasu\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e in \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBessatsu Shojo Comics\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e in 1994. Her other works include \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSOS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eForbidden Dance\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTen-nen Bitter Chocolate\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Viz Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50649009062162,"sku":"9781421514772","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_22a82a50-e4b7-4432-a399-c18086315609.jpg?v=1733255078","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/sand-chronicles-vol-1-9781421514772","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}