{"product_id":"2940169273205","title":"Sword and Blossom: A British Officer's Enduring Love for a Japanese Woman","description":"\u003cp\u003eEsteemed British journalists Peter Pagnamenta and Momoko Williams penned this tale of bittersweet love during a tumultuous time. This true story is drawn from the more than 800 letters a British officer and his Japanese lover exchanged over four decades. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArthur Hart-Synnot, a third-generation British officer, was sent to Japan in 1904 to learn the language of Britain's newest ally. Masa Suzuki, a beautiful Japanese woman scorned because of an early divorce, worked at the Tokyo Officers' Club. The two fell immediately in love and conceived a son before Arthur was whisked away by the military during WWI. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThough Arthur would only see Masa little, he supported his Japanese family and kept alive the hope that he and Masa could live together blissfully. Revealed in this story of a passion that endured three wars is not only one couple's personal history, but the history of two completely different cultures.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Recorded Books, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47104432177392,"sku":"2940169273205","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169273205_p0.jpg?v=1763677785","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169273205","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}