{"product_id":"my-brothers-husband-volume-i-by-gengoroh-tagame-9780349134574","title":"My Brother's Husband: Volume I","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eOne of Amazon.com's Top 10 Graphic Novels of the year\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMy Brother's Husband\u003c\/em\u003e arrives in the UK garlanded with praise from, among others, Alison Bechdel. It's not hard to see why. Not only is it very touching; it's also, for the non-Japanese reader, unexpectedly fascinating.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRachel Cooke, \u003cem\u003eObserver\u003c\/em\u003e, Graphic Novel of the Month\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen a cuddly Canadian comes to call, Yaichi — a single Japanese dad — is forced to confront his painful past. With his young daughter Kana leading the way, he gradually rethinks his assumptions about what makes a family. Renowned manga artist Gengoroh Tagame turns his stunning draftsmanship to a story very different from his customary fare, to delightful and heartwarming effect.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlison Bechdel, author of \u003cem\u003eFun Home\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYaichi is a work-at-home suburban dad in contemporary Tokyo; formerly married to Natsuki, father to their young daughter, Kana. Their lives suddenly change with the arrival at their doorstep of a hulking, affable Canadian named Mike Flanagan, who declares himself the widower of Yaichi's estranged gay twin, Ryoji. Mike is on a quest to explore Ryoji's past, and the family reluctantly but dutifully takes him in. What follows is an unprecedented and heartbreaking look at the state of a largely still-closeted Japanese gay culture: how it's been affected by the West, and how the next generation can change the preconceptions about it and prejudices against it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47426093973740,"sku":"9780349134574","price":60.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780349134574.jpg?v=1774768007","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/my-brothers-husband-volume-i-by-gengoroh-tagame-9780349134574","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}