{"product_id":"hooked","title":"Hooked","description":"\u003ch4\u003eAsako Yuzuki | Paperback | March 2026\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eTender and thrilling it’s Yuzuki at her best’\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eELLE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Deliciously satisfying’\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eiPAPER\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘I couldn't stop reading’\u003c\/b\u003e COSTANZA CASATI\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Fantastically dark’ \u003c\/b\u003eERIN KELLY\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe unsettling new novel of friendship and dangerous obsession from Asako Yuzuki, the award-winning author of the global sensation \u003ci\u003eButter\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eEriko really wouldn't mind being savaged, if it was her best friend doing the savaging …\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eEriko'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\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eEriko becomes fascinated with a popular blog written by a housewife, Shōko. Shōko’s posts about convenience-store food and her messy home are the opposite of the typical manicured housewife. When Eriko tracks Shōko down at her favourite restaurant, Shōko is at first charmed by her new companion. But soon Eriko's obsession with Shōko 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\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eBeautifully translated by Polly Barton, \u003ci\u003eHooked\u003c\/i\u003e is a delicious exploration of food, loneliness and womanhood in contemporary Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eA most anticipated book of 2026 in \u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSunday Times Style\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eElle\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eStylist\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBBC\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGrazia \u003c\/i\u003eand more.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Expect to see this distinctive pink cover everywhere’ \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eGRAZIA\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Unsettling, compelling, richly written’\u003c\/b\u003e JODIE HARSH, author of \u003ci\u003eYou Had to Be There\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘You won't be able to put down’\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eRADIO TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Gripping … exposes how far we're willing to go’ \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eELLE CANADA\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Dark, tender, unforgettable’\u003c\/b\u003e JANE CASEY, author of\u003ci\u003e The Secret Room\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Will leave you gasping’ \u003c\/b\u003eTOBI COVENTRY, author of \u003ci\u003eHe’s the Devil\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘No one writes about the lurking monstrosities of womanhood quite like Asako Yuzuki’ \u003c\/b\u003eALICE SLATER, author of\u003ci\u003e Death of a Bookseller\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Achingly tender and wickedly funny’\u003c\/b\u003e EDEL COFFEY, author of \u003ci\u003eIn Glass Houses\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘A razor-edged story about women, appetite and what we'll do to feel chosen’ \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eOPRAH DAILY\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-----\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor info \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAsako Yuzuki was born in Tokyo in 1981. She won the All Yomimono Award for New Writers for her story, ’Forget Me, Not Blue’, which appeared in her debut, Shuuten No Anoko, published in 2010. She won the Yamamoto Shūgorō Award in 2015 for Nile Perch No Joshikai. She has been nominated multiple times for the Naoko Prize, and her novels have been adapted for television, radio and film.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"booxies","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48131121250471,"sku":null,"price":44.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0507\/1523\/0375\/files\/hooked_4306aa71-18e5-4e01-9ad5-8972678e9d4a.jpg?v=1773640575","url":"https:\/\/booxies.com\/en-nz\/products\/hooked","provider":"booxies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}