{"product_id":"the-whispering-rooms","title":"Whispering Rooms","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBased on true stories from Marie Kondo's personal experience of tidying over 1,000 rooms, novelist and filmmaker Genki Kawamura and Marie present seven fantasy short stories through the voices of various items and rooms.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Some things we know are present cannot be seen with our eyes.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis Japanese belief has existed for thousands of years. Through tidying up and discarding their possessions, characters in these stories come face to face with their memories and realise that some things exist but cannot be seen with their eyes. Each story touches on the moment when people realise what happiness in life means and choosing things that truly spark joy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn these stories, Miko, a professional tidying consultant based on Marie, helps people tidy their homes and identify items that bring them joy. Along with her companion, an opinionated talking box named Boxter, Miko has a special power that no one else knows about – the ability to hear the voices of objects in a room. The stories are comical, compelling and emotional and Miko's tidying skills are frequently challenged.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Authors\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGenki Kawamura's debut novel, \u003cem\u003eIf Cats Disappeared from the World\u003c\/em\u003e was published in 25 languages and has sold over two million copies worldwide. In addition to being a bestselling novelist Kawamura is also a filmmaker, and in 2022 he won the prestigious Best Director Award at the 70th annual San Sebastian Film Festival in Spain for the film adaptation of \u003cem\u003eOne Hundred Flowers\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMarie Kondo is an internationally bestselling author, having sold 14 million books over the last ten years alone, translated into more than 40 languages. She is the founder of KonMari Media, Inc., and oversees the Consultant Program with experts trained in her methods active in over 50 countries. She also hosted the Emmy-nominated Netflix show, \u003cem\u003eTidying Up with Marie Kondo\u003c\/em\u003e. While globally active, Marie is based in Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Zaffre Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47470633844893,"sku":"9781806170586","price":69.9,"currency_code":"MYR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0511\/7575\/1837\/files\/9781806170586.jpg?v=1766146753","url":"https:\/\/mphonline.com\/products\/the-whispering-rooms","provider":"MPHOnline.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}