{"product_id":"gaijin-9780340766170","title":"GaiJin","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A herculean achievement . . . strong plot and strong characterisation'' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is 1862 and Japan is a land in chaos as the power of the Shogun wanes and the rival factions plan to restore the Emperor. In Yokohama, the gai-jin, the hated foreigners, seek to profit from the chaos. At the head of the Noble House - and heir to the title of Tai-Pan - stands Malcolm Struan, who is determined to become his own man and marry the woman he loves. At the head of the Shogunate party is the Lord Yoshi, a direct descendant of Shogun Toranaga, who shares all of his ancestor''s cunning and ambition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A passionate portrait of suffering . . . a strange and gripping tale of a nation''s deflowerment'' \u003ci\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA passionate portrait of suffering ... a strange and gripping tale of a nation's deflowerment * Nicholas Trelawney, \u003ci\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003eA grand historical perspective that makes us feel we're understanding how today's Japan came into being . . . absorbing . . . full of rich characters and complicated action * \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003eA world of intrigue, violence and betrayal, where the only certainty is that that no-one can be trusted * \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003eGAI-JIN is a major read * \u003ci\u003eChicago Sun-Times\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003eA herculean achievement . . . strong plot and strong characterisation * Peter Guttridge, \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e *","brand":"Hodder \u0026 Stoughton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48733611295063,"sku":"9780340766170","price":13.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780340766170.jpg?v=1720000834","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/gaijin-9780340766170","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}