{"product_id":"9780008753832","title":"Hooked","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Yuzuki, Asako \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 12 March 2026 by HarperCollins Publishers (Fourth Estate Ltd) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 400 pages\u003cbr\u003e135 x 216 x 33 | 410g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTHE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  ‘Tender and thrilling it’s Yuzuki at her best’\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eELLE\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  ‘Deliciously satisfying’\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eiPAPER\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  ‘Enjoyable and addictive’\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e INDEPENDENT\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  ‘Fantastically dark’ ERIN KELLY\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The thrilling new novel of friendship and dangerous obsession from Asako Yuzuki, the award-winning author of the global sensation Butter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Eriko really wouldn't mind being savaged, if it was her best friend doing the savaging …\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Eriko's life appears perfect – devoted parents, pristine apartment and a high-flying 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\u003e Eriko becomes fascinated with a popular blog written by a housewife, Shoko. Shoko’s posts about convenience-store food and her messy home are the opposite of the typical manicured housewife. When Eriko tracks Shoko down at her favourite restaurant, Shoko is at first charmed by her new companion. But soon Eriko's obsession with Shoko begins to spiral out of control. How far will she go to hold on to the best friend she’s ever had?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Beautifully translated by Polly Barton, Hooked is a delicious exploration of food, loneliness and womanhood in contemporary Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e A most anticipated book in Vogue, Guardian, New York Times, The Times, Sunday Times Style, Elle, Stylist, Grazia and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  ‘Expect to see this distinctive pink cover everywhere’\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e GRAZIA\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  ‘A psychological thriller with a social commentary bite’\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e INDEPENDENT\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  ‘Unsettling, compelling, richly written’ JODIE HARSH, author of You Had to Be There\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ‘Translated with crackling verve’\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e GUARDIAN\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  ‘I couldn't stop reading’ COSTANZA CASATI, author of Babylonia\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ‘Stayed with me for weeks’\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e IRISH TIMES\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  ‘Tremendous – an elegantly written … dissection of female friendship’\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTHE GLOSS\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  ‘You can’t fail to be reeled in’\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSERVICE95\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  ‘Will leave you gasping’ TOBI COVENTRY, author of He’s the Devil\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ‘No one writes about the lurking monstrosities of womanhood quite like Asako Yuzuki’ ALICE SLATER, author of Death of a Bookseller\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HUNTS BOOKSHOP LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58179118629245,"sku":"9780008753832","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0514\/8635\/9739\/files\/9780008753832_94ecfa98-bfed-430c-a2c0-44e0aceed8bb.jpg?v=1778954917","url":"https:\/\/huntsbookshop.com\/products\/9780008753832","provider":"Hunt's Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}