{"product_id":"tree-1","title":"Tree","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eAn immersive journey through trees in Japan by celebrated writer Aya Koda – now available in English for the first time\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e‘Trees are not just living things, but feeling beings, like us. Better keep a watchful eye over them…’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEzo spruce, hinoki, cherry blossoms. Persimmon, maple, cypress. The trees of Japan cast a spell on those who visit its landscape. But as a child, writer Aya Koda realized they were more than objects of beauty. Gifted a sapling by her father, she learned that we depend on trees as much as they do on us – and spent a lifetime trying to understand them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMesmerising and poignant, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eTree\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis written in a Japanese genre called \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ezuihitsu\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewhich means ‘following the brush’. Here we follow Aya Koda on a journey to discover Japan’s most remarkable trees. As she witnesses landslides and forests of falling ash, she encounters fresh saplings and ancient, ungovernable roots, learning how each tree contains its own unique story.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow translated into English for the first time, Koda’s work echoes down the generations, reminding us that trees hold a mirror to who we are, and what we leave behind.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rough Trade","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":56987969388875,"sku":"R5198-3812","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/41un9P-6LyL._SY522.jpg?v=1775743655","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/products\/tree-1","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}