{"product_id":"swallows","title":"Swallows","description":"\u003cp\u003eVibrating with the injustices of class and gender, tradition and power, Swallows is an acerbic, witty vision of contemporary Japan by Natsuo Kirino, acclaimed author of the smash hit Out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwenty-nine-year-old Riki is sick of her dead-end job, of struggling to get by ever since she moved to Tokyo from the country. So when someone offers her the chance to become a surrogate in return for a life-changing amount of money, it's hard to turn down. But how much of herself will she be forced to give away?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRetired ballet star Motoi and his wife, Yuko, have spent years trying to conceive. As Yuko begins to make peace with her childlessness, Motoi grows increasingly desperate for a child to whom he can pass on his elite genes. Their last resort is surrogacy; a business transaction, plain and simple. But as they try to exert ever more control over Riki, their contract with her starts to slip through their fingers . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVibrating with the injustices of class and gender, tradition and power, Swallows is an acerbic, witty vision of contemporary Japan, and of a young woman's fight to preserve her dignity - at any cost.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Featherheart Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51206277529824,"sku":"9781837264285","price":3180.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0772\/4987\/2096\/files\/9781837264285.jpg?v=1774435249","url":"https:\/\/featherheartbooks.com\/ja\/products\/swallows","provider":"Featherheart Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}