{"product_id":"the-commoner-paperback","title":"The Commoner - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Burnham Schwartz\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this national bestseller from the author of \u003ci\u003eReservation Road, \u003c\/i\u003e a young woman, Haruko, becomes the first nonaristocratic woman to penetrate the Japanese monarchy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When she marries the Crown Prince of Japan in 1959, Haruko is met with cruelty and suspicion by the Empress, and controlled at every turn as she tries to navigate this mysterious, hermetic world, suffering a nervous breakdown after finally giving birth to a son. Thirty years later, now Empress herself, she plays a crucial role in persuading another young woman to accept the marriage proposal of her son, with tragic consequences. Based on extensive research, \u003ci\u003eThe Commoner\u003c\/i\u003e is a stunning novel about a brutally rarified and controlled existence, and the complex relationship between two isolated women who are truly understood only by each other.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Burnham Schwartz is the author of the novels \u003ci\u003eClaire Marvel, Bicycle Days\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eReservation Road\u003c\/i\u003e, which was made into a motion picture based on his screenplay, starring Joaquin Phoenix, Mark Ruffalo, and Jennifer Connelly. His books have been translated into more than fifteen languages and his writing has appeared in many publications, including the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times, The New Yorker, The Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives with his wife and son in Brooklyn, New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.82 x 8.04 x 5.24 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 06, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67972562288947,"sku":"9781400096053","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/q64CS5RjWR9781400096053.webp?v=1794430392","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-commoner-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}