{"product_id":"the-passengers-on-the-hankyu-line-9781804994870","title":"The Passengers on the Hankyu Line","description":"\u003cp\u003e'The contents of each traveller's heart is a mystery known only to themselves.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTrundling through the scenic countryside of Kyoto and Osaka is the Hankyu line, a burgundy-coloured electric train that has been carrying its commuters to their destinations for decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver the course of a single journey in springtime, and the return journey six months later just as the leaves begin to fall:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- a young man meets the woman who happens to take out the last copy of the library book he was about to borrow;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- an angry wedding guest dresses in a white gown to upstage the bride;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- a university student leaves home for the first time;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- a twenty-something finally grows the courage to walk away from an abusive partner\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- a widow learns independence, as she and her granddaughter discuss their new dog.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the seasons and the landscapes change, passengers jostle and connect, as this timeless train carries each one forward towards the person they intend to become.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Hiro Arikawa\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Fiction in translation\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 2 Jul 2026 by Transworld Publishers Ltd.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Hiro Arikawa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57320857764218,"sku":"9781804994870","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0373\/4125\/files\/9781804994870.jpg?v=1790664323","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-passengers-on-the-hankyu-line-9781804994870","provider":"Belfast Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}