{"product_id":"9781419780035","title":"Bye-Bye Beanbag (Paperback)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA brush with mortality brings an unaccomplished assistant artist to reexamine his life’s direction in \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBye-Bye Beanbag,\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e a moving manga memoir about fear, hope, and the small connections that make life worth fighting for.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA testicular cancer diagnosis at age 35 rips through Kazuyoshi Takeda’s life but also brings unexpected love, friendship, and the courage to tell his story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTreatment pulls him into long hospital days, yet he still notices the moments that keep him going—the kindness of nurses, the quirks of his roommates, and the bond he forms with a fellow patient who understands his fear. As his illness worsens, the people in his life show up with a tenderness he never expected.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheir care pushes him back to the manga he has dreamed of finishing, giving him a reason to keep cheery even on the hardest days.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNominated for both the Manga Taisho and the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize, this acclaimed memoir balances the stark reality of illness with heartwarming, life-affirming humor.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Abrams Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68462188134651,"sku":"9781419780035","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0480\/7327\/7605\/files\/9781419780035.jpg?v=1793795061","url":"https:\/\/abramsandchronicle.co.uk\/products\/9781419780035","provider":"Abrams \u0026 Chronicle Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}