{"product_id":"butter-the-no-1-sunday-times-bestselling-sensation-by-asako-yuzuki","title":"Butter: THE No. 1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING SENSATION by Asako Yuzuki","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eTHE AWARD-WINNING MILLION COPY #1 BESTSELLER\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eWINNER OF WATERSTONES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eWINNER OF THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS DEBUT NOVEL OF THE YEAR 2025\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE CWA CRIME FICTION IN TRANSLATION DAGGER AWARD 2025\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA BBC BETWEEN THE COVERS BOOK CLUB PICK\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e‘A full-fat, Michelin-starred treat’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e‘A cult phenomenon’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003e iNEWS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e‘Took the literary world by storm’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eBBC\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e‘A killer Japanese novel’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'I have been glued to Butter’ NIGEL SLATER\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThere are two things that I can simply not tolerate: feminists and margarine.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGourmet 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRika, 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?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInspired 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e**\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eHooked\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e, the latest novel from Asako Yuzuki is available now**\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'It isn’t entirely clear whether to read the novel or devour it’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eOBSERVER\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e‘Readers around the world are finding themselves utterly captivated’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eDAILY MAIL\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e‘I really enjoyed it’ MEERA SYAL, on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eBBC Between the Covers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"eLocalshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68018322014287,"sku":null,"price":249.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0292\/2958\/0367\/files\/71XaKogtzYL._SL1500.jpg?v=1793807585","url":"https:\/\/www.elocalshops.com\/products\/butter-the-no-1-sunday-times-bestselling-sensation-by-asako-yuzuki","provider":"eLocalshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}