{"product_id":"the-healing-hippo-of-hinode-park-michiko-aoyama","title":"The Healing Hippo Of Hinode Park - Michiko Aoyama","description":"\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003eIN STORE NOW!!!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrand new healing fiction from the 2.5-million-copy bestselling author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat You Are Looking for is in the Library\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eset in a suburban community block\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReaders adore\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eHealing Hippo\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003eI wanted to discover the magical hippo in myself as I read this book' *****\u003cbr\u003e'How does Aoyama depict human emotion so vividly? I imagined myself in this book' *****\u003cbr\u003e'I almost wept on my train home from work' *****\u003cbr\u003e'It gripped my heart. I wish there was a magical hippo near my home' *****\u003cbr\u003e'Whenever I feel hurt, I want to re-read this wonderful book' *****\u003cbr\u003e______________\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e‘Kabahiko is an amazing hippo. People say that if you touch the area of his body that you want to make better on yours, he’ll provide a cure'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNestling at the bottom of a five-storey apartment block is the children's playground, Hinode Park. If you look to the side, standing on stubby legs, is a hippo. Its upturned eyes give it a teary look, yet for decades, its quiet power has sustained the hearts of one community.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeet the neighbours who will reach out to kabahiko:\u003cbr\u003e-Kanato presses his head to the hippo's cheek, hoping to recover the stellar marks he once scored;\u003cbr\u003e- Sawa, a lonely new mother, strokes its mouth, hopes to connect as she once did when she was an award-winning retail assistant;\u003cbr\u003e- Chiharu, a wedding-planner, hopes to be able to listen for the happiness of others;\u003cbr\u003e- Yuya avoids sports day with a fake injury, only to find he really is in pain.\u003cbr\u003e- despite Kazuhiko\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003es fading eyes from too much editorial work, he will learn to see life's everyday wonders.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA quietly powerful story of hope, friendship and connection, Michiko Aoyama's beloved bestseller is a celebration of everyday encounters. Its subtle portrayal of the magic of community will lodge itself in every reader's heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e240 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"book-details-description\" class=\"right-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eHardback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"EmmasatOxford","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46038155821210,"sku":null,"price":38.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0013\/9024\/8009\/files\/the-healing-hippo-of-hinode-park-9781529949766.jpg?v=1753241588","url":"https:\/\/emmasatoxford.com\/products\/the-healing-hippo-of-hinode-park-michiko-aoyama","provider":"EmmasatOxford","version":"1.0","type":"link"}