The Steadfast Tin Soldier In The Land Of The Y?kai

<p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>'The Steadfast Tin Soldier in the Land of the Yokai' is the tragic story of a toy soldier's love for a maiko doll. When he finds himself on the shelf of an extraordinary antique toy store in Japan the tin soldier is warned against gazing at the doll by a jealous y?kai but he persists. Spurred on by supernatural forces he is propelled head first into a chain reaction of terrifying events that even the most steadfast tin soldier surely couldn't survive. </span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Told entirely with photographs by award-winning visual story-tellers Jules and Pierre-Jacques Ober nothing is lost of the poignancy of the original nor of the mystery and magic. This is not only a heartbreaking love story and a great adventure it's also an excellent tool for learning. It explores themes such as persistence through adversity jealousy love and ultimately transformation: nothing is ever lost but changes shape and continues anew.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>'Extraordinary... remarkable... gives a special depth to this classic Andersen tale transposed into the Japanese landscape culture and imagination.'</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Laura Legros Atoutlivre</span></p><p></p><p>This special edition contains bonus content with 'making of' images from Kyoto. It is printed in lush colour on ultra premium paper and has a QR code to access an audio file of the author reading the story.</p>