{"product_id":"book-df3w","title":"The Blossom and the Firefly","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eFlygirl\u003c\/i\u003e comes this powerful WWII romance between two Japanese teens caught in the cogs of an unwinnable war, perfect for fans of \u003ci\u003eSalt to the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLovely War\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eCode Name Verity\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJapan 1945. Taro is a talented violinist and a kamikaze pilot in the days before his first and only mission. He believes he is ready to die for his country . . . until he meets Hana. Hana hasn't been the same since the day she was buried alive in a collapsed trench during a bomb raid. She wonders if it would have been better to have died that day . . . until she meets Taro. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA song will bring them together. The war will tear them apart. Is it possible to live an entire lifetime in eight short days? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSherri L. Smith has been called \"an author with astonishing range\" and \"a stellar storyteller\" by E. Lockhart, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eWe Were Liars\u003c\/i\u003e, and \"a truly talented writer\" by Jacqueline Woodson, the National Book Award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eBrown Girl Dreaming\u003c\/i\u003e. Here, with achingly beautiful prose, Smith weaves a tale of love in the face of death, of hope in the face of tragedy, set against a backdrop of the waning days of the Pacific War.","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49328821141808,"sku":"BDdf3w","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/538314-df3w-Square.jpg?v=1733726056","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-df3w","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}