{"product_id":"heart-of-thomas","title":"Heart of Thomas","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe setting: A boys' boarding school in Germany, sometime in the latter 20th Century. Fourteen year-old Thomas Werner falls from a lonely pedestrian overpass to his death immediately after sending a single, brief letter to a schoolmate: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTo Juli, one last time \u003cp\u003eThis is my love \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the sound of my heart \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSurely you must understand\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThus begins the legendary and enigmatic \u003cem\u003eHeart of Thomas\u003c\/em\u003e, by Moto Hagio. Inspired by Jean Delannoy's 1964 film, \u003cem\u003eLes Amitiés Particulières\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Heart of Thomas\u003c\/em\u003e was nearly cancelled early in its serialization, in 1974, until Hagio's first trade paperback, \u003cem\u003eThe Poe Clan\u003c\/em\u003e, Volume 1, sold out in a single day, giving her new series a new lease on life. The result was a story more complex, less accessible, and yet so compelling it can be found near or at the top of any list of classic shojo manga. Translated by manga scholar Rachel Thorn and packaged with the same loving attention to detail as Hagio's Eisner Award nominated \u003cem\u003eA Drunken Dream\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Heart of Thomas\u003c\/em\u003e is one of the most eagerly awaited manga translations of the decade.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Moto Hagio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42849665351741,"sku":"9781606995518","price":67.46,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0597\/7689\/2989\/files\/9781606995518_933db56e-10c6-442c-8ebf-28ab2d214e38.jpg?v=1767041501","url":"https:\/\/www.palmleaf.com.au\/products\/heart-of-thomas","provider":"Palmleaf","version":"1.0","type":"link"}