{"product_id":"island-of-the-bird-folk-a-novel","title":"Island of the Bird-Folk: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of \u003ci\u003eA Woman of Pleasure\u003c\/i\u003e comes a powerful new novel that sharply criticizes our modern attachment to our possessions, and specifically \u003ci\u003eour\u003c\/i\u003e land, from the perspective of two singular women who refuse to leave their home\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA small island near the Japanese border which once had a thriving fishing industry is now home to just two old women: 92-year-old Io and 88-year-old Someko. As we see them grow their vegetables and catch their fish, it seems at first that they are self-sufficient, but the cost of deliveries from the boat supplying them with propane and other necessities is 200,000 dollars a year. Still, the village officer wants them to keep on living there to prevent border violations. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe last surviving women are in fact saving Japan from invasion by a neighboring country. Occasionally Io\u0026amp;rsquo;s daughter Umiko visits the island, trying to convince them to move to the mainland for their safety. Yet the two women pay no attention. They have a bigger mission than their safety\u0026amp;mdash;to become birds. They believe that their husbands and brother who failed to return from the ocean have morphed into birds, and they are preparing to meet the same fate. A novel about the rigors of time and connection to place buoyed by a deep love and attachment to family.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Catapult","offers":[{"title":"US - Paperback","offer_id":49728929267939,"sku":"DTRPRUS-9781640097407","price":118.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1778\/4925\/files\/9781640097407.jpg?v=1789325383","url":"https:\/\/buybookbook.com\/zh\/products\/island-of-the-bird-folk-a-novel","provider":"買書書 BuyBookBook","version":"1.0","type":"link"}