{"product_id":"the-easy-life-in-kamusari-forest","title":"The Easy Life in Kamusari (Forest)","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom Shion Miura  the award-winning author of The Great Passage  comes a rapturous novel where the contemporary and the traditional meet amid the splendor of Japans mountain way of life. Yuki Hirano is just out of high school when his parents enroll him  against his will  in a forestry training program in the remote mountain village of Kamusari. No phone  no internet  no shopping. Just a small  inviting community where the most common expression is take it easy. At first  Yuki is exhausted  fumbles with the tools  asks silly questions  and feels like an outcast. Kamusari is the last place a city boy from Yokohama wants to spend a year of his life. But as resistant as he might be  the scent of the cedars and the staggering beauty of the region have a pull. Yuki learns to fell trees and plant saplings. He begins to embrace local festivals  hes mesmerized by legends of the mountain  and he might be falling in love. In learning to respect the forest on Mt. Kamusari for its majestic qualities and its inexplicable secrets  Yuki starts to appreciate Kamusaris harmony with nature and its ancient traditions. In this warm and lively coming-of-age story  Miura transports us from the trappings of city life to the trials  mysteries  and delights of a mythical mountain forest.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44984649220149,"sku":"ByrdShop_1542027152","price":58.84,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781542027151.jpg?v=1770840448","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-easy-life-in-kamusari-forest","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}