{"product_id":"butter","title":"Butter","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCompelling, delightfully weird, often uncomfortable\u003c\/em\u003e PANDORA SYKES\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eUnputdownable, breathtakingly original\u003c\/em\u003e ERIN KELLY\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eI have been glued to Asako Yuzuki's new novel \u003cem\u003eButter\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e NIGEL SLATER\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA full-fat, Michelin-starred treat\u003c\/em\u003e THE TIMES\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThere are two things that I can simply not tolerate: feminists and margarine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\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, entertaining no visitors. That is, until journalist Rika Machida writes a letter asking for her recipe for beef stew and Kajii can't resist writing back.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\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 Kajii have more in common than she once thought?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eInspired by the real case of the convicted con woman and serial killer, \"The Konkatsu Killer\", Asako Yuzuki’s \u003cem\u003eButter\u003c\/em\u003e is a vivid, unsettling exploration of misogyny, obsession, romance and the transgressive pleasures of food in Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLuscious … I devoured this\u003c\/em\u003e IMOGEN CRIMP\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA salty morsel with one hell of a bite\u003c\/em\u003e ALICE SLATER\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNothing short of ingenious\u003c\/em\u003e INEWS\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAmbitious and unsettling\u003c\/em\u003e GUARDIAN\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIt isn’t entirely clear whether to read the novel or devour it\u003c\/em\u003e OBSERVER\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45685824651500,"sku":"9780008679231","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780008679231.jpg?v=1725456820","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/butter","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}