{"product_id":"9780008511715","title":"Butter","description":"\u003cp\u003eTHE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING SENSATION                                 WINNER OF WATERSTONES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024                                WINNER OF THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS DEBUT NOVEL OF THE YEAR 2025                                SHORTLISTED FOR THE CWA CRIME FICTION IN TRANSLATION DAGGER AWARD 2025                                A BBC BETWEEN THE COVERS BOOK CLUB PICK                                ‘A full-fat, Michelin-starred treat’             SUNDAY TIMES                                ‘A cult phenomenon’             iNEWS                                ‘Took the literary world by storm’             BBC                                ‘A killer Japanese novel’             THE TIMES                    'I have been glued to Butter’ NIGEL SLATER                      The cult Japanese bestseller about a female gourmet cook and serial killer and the journalist intent on cracking her case, inspired by a true story, and translated by Polly Barton.                                   There are two things that I can simply not tolerate: feminists and margarine.                       Gourmet cook Manako Kajii sits in Tokyo Detention Centre convicted of the serial murders of lonely businessmen, who she is said to have seduced with her delicious home cooking. The case has captured the nation’s imagination but Kajii refuses to speak with the press. That is, until journalist Rika Machida writes a letter asking for her recipe for beef stew and Kajii can’t resist writing back.             Rika, the only woman in her news office, works late each night, rarely cooking more than ramen. As the visits unfold between her and the steely Kajii, they are closer to a masterclass in food than journalistic research. Rika hopes this gastronomic exchange will help her soften Kajii but it seems that she might be the one changing. With each meal she eats, something is awakening in her body. Might she and Kaji have more in common than she once thought?          Inspired by the real case of the convicted con woman and serial killer, 'The Konkatsu Killer', Asako Yuzuki’s Butter is a vivid, gripping exploration of misogyny, obsession and the transgressive pleasures of food in Japan.             'It isn’t entirely clear whether to read the novel or devour it’ OBSERVER                      ‘Readers around the world are finding themselves utterly captivated’            DAILY MAIL                    ‘I really enjoyed it’ MEERA SYAL, on BBC Between the Covers          'Compelling, delightfully weird' PANDORA SYKES          'Unputdownable, breathtakingly original' ERIN KELLY                      'You’ll be craving rice, butter and soy sauce in no time’            STYLIST                    ‘Nothing short of ingenious’ iNEWS                      ‘Ambitious and unsettling’            GUARDIAN                    'Luscious … I devoured this' IMOGEN CRIMP          'A salty morsel with one hell of a bite’ ALICE SLATER\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"product__accordion accordion quick-add-hidden\"\u003e\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\u003cdetails id=\"Details-collapsible_tab_dDVEeR-template--25151688147283__main\"\u003e\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003csummary role=\"button\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"ProductAccordion-collapsible_tab_dDVEeR-template--25151688147283__main\"\u003e\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003cdiv class=\"summary__title\"\u003e\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003ch2 class=\"h4 accordion__title inline-richtext\"\u003e\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tProduct Information\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003c\/h2\u003e\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003csvg class=\"icon icon-caret\" viewbox=\"0 0 10 6\"\u003e\u003cpath fill=\"currentColor\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M9.354.646a.5.5 0 0 0-.708 0L5 4.293 1.354.646a.5.5 0 0 0-.708.708l4 4a.5.5 0 0 0 .708 0l4-4a.5.5 0 0 0 0-.708\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003c\/svg\u003e\r\n\t\t\u003c\/summary\u003e\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003cdiv class=\"accordion__content rte\" id=\"ProductAccordion-collapsible_tab_dDVEeR-template--25151688147283__main\"\u003e\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"metafield-multi_line_text_field\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Asako Yuzuki\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eDate of Publication:\u003c\/b\u003e 29\/02\/2024\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePagination:\u003c\/b\u003e 464 pages\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e N\/A\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eImprint:\u003c\/b\u003e Fourth Estate Ltd\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePublished By:\u003c\/b\u003e HarperCollins Publishers\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eBook Classification:\u003c\/b\u003e Modern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/b\u003e 215 x 137 x 39\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eISBN13\/EAN\/SKU:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780008511685\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\t\t\t\t\u003c\/details\u003e\r\n\t\t\t\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Asako Yuzuki","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55263317721474,"sku":"9780008511715","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/2180\/9347\/files\/9780008511715.jpg?v=1758360574","url":"https:\/\/mountfloridabooks.live\/products\/9780008511715","provider":"Mount Florida Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}