{"product_id":"9781554686445","title":"The Ghost Brush","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Ghost Brush\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Katherine Govier\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eOei is the daughter of the great Japanese printmaker Hokusai. Long consigned to a minor role as gloomy sidekick, she is barely a footnote in the historical record.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere, Oei recounts her life with one of the great eccentrics of the 19th century. Dodging the Shogun’s spies, she and Hokusai live amongst actors, novelists, tattoo artists and prostitutes, making the exquisite pictures that define their time. Disguised, they escape the city gates to view waves and Mount Fuji. But they return to enchanting, dangerous Edo (Tokyo), the largest city in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWielding her brush, Oei defies all expectations of womanhood— all but one. She is dutiful until death to the exasperating father who created her and, ultimately, steals her future. A breathtaking work of imagination, \u003cem\u003eThe Ghost Brush\u003c\/em\u003e illuminates the most tender and ambiguous love of all—that between father and daughter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781554686445\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":41091583443150,"sku":"9781554686445","price":13.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/9781554686445.jpg?v=1649129604","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781554686445","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}