{"product_id":"the-healing-hippo-of-hinode-park-paperback","title":"The Healing Hippo Of Hinode Park (Paperback)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePRE-ORDER NOW! The estimated release date is 26 August 2026. Please note your complete order will only ship once the Pre-Order item becomes available.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe brand new novel by the multi-million-copy bestselling author of WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR IS IN THE LIBRARY\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReaders adore Healing Hippo\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e‘I wanted to discover the magical hippo in myself as I read this book’\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e*****\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e‘How does Aoyama depict human emotion so vividly? I imagined myself in this book’\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e*****\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e‘I almost wept on my train home from work’\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e*****\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e‘It gripped my heart. I wish there was a magical hippo near my home’\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e*****\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e‘Whenever I feel hurt, I want to re-read this wonderful book’\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e*****\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Kabahiko is an amazing hippo. People say that if you touch the area of his body that you want to make better on yours, he’ll provide a cure’\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNestling at the bottom of a five-storey apartment block is the children’s playground, Hinode Park. If you look to the side, standing on stubby legs, is a hippo. Its upturned eyes give it a teary look, yet for decades, its quiet power has sustained the hearts of one community.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeet the neighbours who will reach out to Kabahiko:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKanato presses his head to the hippo’s cheek, hoping to recover the stellar marks he once scored.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSawa, a lonely new mother, strokes its mouth, hopes to connect as she once did when she was an award-winning retail assistant.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChiharu, a wedding-planner, hopes to be able to listen for the happiness of others.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYuya avoids sports day with a fake injury, only to find he really is in pain.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDespite Kazuhiko’s fading eyes from too much editorial work, he will learn to see life’s everyday wonders.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA quietly powerful story of hope, friendship and connection, Michiko Aoyama’s beloved bestseller is a celebration of everyday encounters. Its subtle portrayal of the magic of community will lodge itself in every reader’s heart.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Michiko Aoyama","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47561584312498,"sku":"9781804996560","price":266.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/9191\/8002\/files\/9781804996560.webp?v=1781775769","url":"https:\/\/www.wordsworth.co.za\/products\/the-healing-hippo-of-hinode-park-paperback","provider":"Wordsworth Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}