{"product_id":"the-healing-hippo-of-hinode-park-michiko-aoyama-9781804996560","title":"The Healing Hippo Of Hinode Park","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe brand new novel by the multi-million-copy bestselling author of WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR IS IN THE LIBRARY\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe brand new novel by the author of WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR IS IN THE LIBRARY  now available in translation\n\u003cbr\u003e___________\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders adore Healing Hippo:\n\u003cbr\u003e'I wanted to discover the magical hippo in myself as I read this book' *****\n\u003cbr\u003e'How does Aoyama depict human emotion so vividly? I imagined myself in this book' *****\n\u003cbr\u003e'I almost wept on my train home from work' *****\n\u003cbr\u003e'It gripped my heart. I wish there was a magical hippo near my home' *****\n\u003cbr\u003e'Whenever I feel hurt, I want to re-read this wonderful book' *****\n\u003cbr\u003e______________\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Kabahiko is an amazing hippo. People say that if you touch the area of his body that you want to make better on yours, he'll provide a cure'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNestling at the bottom of a five-storey apartment block is the children's playground, Hinode Park. If you look to the side, standing on stubby legs, is a hippo. Its upturned eyes give it a teary look, yet for decades, its quiet power has sustained the hearts of one community.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMeet the neighbours who will reach out to kabahiko:\n\u003cbr\u003e-Kanato presses his head to the hippo's cheek, hoping to recover the stellar marks he once scored;\n\u003cbr\u003e- Sawa, a lonely new mother, strokes its mouth, hopes to connect as she once did when she was an award-winning retail assistant;\n\u003cbr\u003e- Chiharu, a wedding-planner, hopes to be able to listen for the happiness of others;\n\u003cbr\u003e- Yuya avoids sports day with a fake injury, only to find he really is in pain.\n\u003cbr\u003e- despite Kazuhiko's fading eyes from too much editorial work, he will learn to see life's everyday wonders.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA quietly powerful story of hope, friendship and connection, Michiko Aoyama's beloved bestseller is a celebration of everyday encounters. Its subtle portrayal of the magic of community will lodge itself in every reader's heart.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Michiko Aoyama","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":51566462730483,"sku":"9781804996560","price":24.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0634\/4284\/5939\/files\/9781804996560.jpg?v=1790021494","url":"https:\/\/www.harryhartog.com.au\/products\/the-healing-hippo-of-hinode-park-michiko-aoyama-9781804996560","provider":"Harry Hartog Bookseller","version":"1.0","type":"link"}