{"product_id":"9789814914024","title":"The Secrets of the Sakura Girls","description":"Author: Callan, Paul\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9789814914024\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Penguin Random House SEA\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 26 Aug 2021\u003cbr\u003ePages: 264 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLove and death in   a Japanese brothel in nineteenth-century Singapore.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is   Singapore in 1870 and Aoki is a karayuki-san.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eAged fifteen, Aoki was sold by her father and shipped to Singapore from   Japan, where she was bought into the world of prostitution. In a chance   encounter with  Reverend Harry Gilmore   and his nine-year-old son Rupert from England, she finds herself drawn to   their domicile life. Indomitable, empathetic and resolute, she is determined   to break free of her life of prostitution and live the life she has always   dreamt of. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAgainst the backdrop of the savage decapitation of one of Aoki's   Chinese customers, Aoki and Harry's feelings forge themselves into an   unexpected bond. Meanwhile, detective superintendent Karupan, of the island's   police, strives desperately to solve the crime and fend off possible   religious riots. In a race against time, will the dreadful crime be solved   and will Aoki and Harry's budding emotions grow into something permanent?","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48198034817182,"sku":"UBD-9789814914024","price":27.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9789814914024.jpg?v=1787746059","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9789814914024","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}