{"product_id":"9781529949766","title":"The Healing Hippo Of Hinode Park - Michiko Aoyama","description":"\u003cp\u003eTHE GLOBAL BESTSELLERBy the multi-million-copy author of WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR IS IN THE LIBRARY for fans of BEFORE THE COFFEE GETS COLD-------------Readers adore Healing Hippo:'I wanted to discover the magical hippo in myself as I read this book' *****'How does Aoyama depict human emotion so vividly? I imagined myself in this book' *****'I almost wept on my train home from work' *****'It gripped my heart. I wish there was a magical hippo near my home' *****'Whenever I feel hurt, I want to re-read this wonderful book' *****Nestling 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. Meet the neighbours who will reach out to kabahiko hippo:-Kanato presses his head to the hippo's cheek, hoping to recover the stellar marks he once scored;- Sawa, a lonely new mother, strokes its mouth, hopes to connect as she once did when she was an award-winning retail assistant;- Chiharu, a wedding-planner, hopes to be able to listen for the happiness of others;- Yuya avoids sports day with a fake injury, only to find he really is in pain. - despite Kazuhiko's fading eyes from too much editorial work, he will learn to see life's everyday wonders. A 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","brand":"Michiko Aoyama","offers":[{"title":"240 pages \/ 14\/08\/2025 \/ Fantasy","offer_id":56970110665079,"sku":"9781529949766","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0682\/9454\/1624\/files\/9781529949766.jpg?v=1780995709","url":"https:\/\/gulpfictionbooks.com\/products\/9781529949766","provider":"Gulp Fiction","version":"1.0","type":"link"}