{"product_id":"9780008753818","title":"Hooked: the gripping new novel from the author of global sensation BUTTER","description":"\u003cp\u003e\n          \u003cstrong\u003eThe unmissable new novel of friendship and dangerous obsession from Asako Yuzuki, the award-winning author of the global bestselling sensation \u003cem\u003eButter\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\n        \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n          \u003cem\u003eEriko really wouldn't mind being savaged, if it was her best friend doing the savaging …\u003c\/em\u003e\n        \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEriko's life appears perfect – devoted parents, spotless apartment and a job in the seafood division of one of Japan's largest trading companies. Her latest project, to reintroduce the controversial Nile perch fish into the Japanese market, is characteristically ambitious. But beneath her flawless surface she is wracked by loneliness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEriko becomes fascinated with a popular blog written by a housewife, Shoko. Shoko’s posts about eating convenience store food and her untidy home are the opposite of the typical Japanese housewife’s manicured lifestyle. When Eriko tracks Shoko down at her favourite restaurant and befriends her, Shoko is at first charmed by her new companion. But as Eriko’s obsession with Shoko deepens, her increasingly possessive behaviour starts to raise suspicion. As Eriko’s carefully laid plans begin to unravel, how far will she go to hold on to the best friend that she’s ever had?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeautifully translated by Polly Barton, \u003cem\u003eHooked\u003c\/em\u003e is a thrilling and unsettling story of the line between friendship and dangerous obsession. A delicious exploration of food, loneliness and womanhood in contemporary Japan, \u003cem\u003eHooked\u003c\/em\u003e brings together all the ingredients for which Asako Yuzuki is so adored.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor fans of Eric Ozawa (More Days at the Morisaki Bookshop), Sam Bett (The Beggar Student), Han Kang (We Do Not Part), Ginny Tapley Takemori (The Little House), and Samantha Harvey (Orbital).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Asako Yuzuki, Translated by Polly Barton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46889167126677,"sku":"9780008753818","price":34.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780008753818.jpg?v=1776888552","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780008753818","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}