{"product_id":"sand-chronicles-vol-9-9781421528076","title":"Sand Chronicles, Vol. 9","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\u003eWhat were our parents like at our age? We'll never really know... But now you can get a glimpse into the teenage years of the mothers of Ann, Daigo, Fuji and Shika. How was their destiny shaped? Plus, Ann's little sister visits Shika--and Ann's ex-fiancé!--in New York City.\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":50415189197074,"sku":"9781421528076","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6df12af8-b209-4aa7-baaa-0e24af872e9b.jpg?v=1729396005","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/sand-chronicles-vol-9-9781421528076","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}