{"product_id":"silk-1","title":"Silk","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrance, 1861. When an epidemic threatens to wipe out the silk trade in France, Herve Joncour, a young silkworm breeder, has to travel overland to distant Japan, out of bounds to foreigners, to smuggle out healthy silkworms.\u003cbr\u003eIn the course of his secret negotiations with the local baron, Joncour's attention is arrested by the man's concubine, a girl who does not have oriental eyes. Although they are unable to exchange so much as a word, love blossoms between them, a love that is conveyed in a number of recondite messages.\u003cbr\u003eHow their secret affair develops is told in this remarkable love story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"sb-details\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/alessandro-baricco-books\"\u003eAlessandro Baricco\u003c\/a\u003e (all their books in stock)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Canongate Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781841958354\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Canongate Books","offers":[{"title":"Standard Secondhand — £1.00","offer_id":47917543784625,"sku":"SB-1841958352-C3","price":1.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/2669\/5345\/files\/1841958352.jpg?v=1789676857","url":"https:\/\/sellbooks.co.uk\/products\/silk-1","provider":"Sell Books .co.uk","version":"1.0","type":"link"}