{"product_id":"samurai-of-the-red-carnation","title":"Samurai of the Red Carnation","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e 'A charming, magical journey through medieval Japan' Sean Lusk\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e An irresistibly romantic historical adventure by the author of the international bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Peculiar Life of a Lonely Postman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMatsuo is expected to become a samurai, like his father before him. But as he is training in the art of war, he realises he was destined for a different art altogether. Turning his back on his future as a warrior of the sword, he decides to do battle with words instead, as a poet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMatsuo's quest to find his true self, and his true love, takes him through bloody battlefields and burning cities. But his ultimate test will be the uta awase - a tournament where Japan's greatest poets engage in fierce verbal combat for the honour of victory, and where Matsuo will find himself fighting for his life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR \u003ci\u003eTHE SAMURAI OF THE RED CARNATION\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e 'A likeable mixture of picaresque adventure and poetry'\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e 'A combination of swoony romance, swashbuckling adventure and traditional tanka verse' \u003ci\u003e Daily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pushkin Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54410263724376,"sku":"9781782279693","price":17.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781782279693.jpg?v=1778734818","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/samurai-of-the-red-carnation","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}