{"product_id":"hooked","title":"Hooked","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Tender and thrilling — it’s Yuzuki at her\nbest.\"\u003c\/i\u003e — ELLE\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\"Deliciously satisfying.\"\u003c\/i\u003e — iPAPER\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\"Enjoyable and addictive.\"\u003c\/i\u003e — INDEPENDENT\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\"Fantastically dark.\"\u003c\/i\u003e — ERIN KELLY\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe thrilling new novel of friendship and dangerous\nobsession from \u003cb\u003eAsako Yuzuki\u003c\/b\u003e, the award-winning author of the global\nsensation \u003ci\u003eButter\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eEriko really wouldn't mind being savaged, if it was her\nbest friend doing the savaging…\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eEriko's life appears perfect — devoted parents, a pristine\napartment, and a high-flying job in the seafood division of one of Japan's\nlargest trading companies. Her latest project, to reintroduce the controversial\nNile perch fish into the Japanese market, is characteristically ambitious. But\nbeneath her flawless surface, she is wracked by loneliness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eEriko becomes fascinated with a popular blog written by a\nhousewife, \u003cb\u003eShōko\u003c\/b\u003e. Shōko’s posts about convenience-store food and her\nmessy home are the opposite of the typical manicured housewife. When Eriko\ntracks Shōko down at her favourite restaurant, Shōko is at first charmed by her\nnew companion. But soon, Eriko's obsession with Shōko begins to spiral out of\ncontrol. How far will she go to hold on to the best friend she’s ever had?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eBeautifully translated by \u003cb\u003ePolly Barton\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHooked\u003c\/i\u003e\nis a delicious exploration of food, loneliness, and womanhood in contemporary\nJapan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnticipated by:\u003c\/b\u003e Vogue, Guardian, New York Times, The\nTimes, Sunday Times Style, Elle, Stylist, Grazia, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Expect to see this distinctive pink cover\neverywhere.\"\u003c\/i\u003e — GRAZIA\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\"A psychological thriller with a social commentary bite.\"\u003c\/i\u003e —\nINDEPENDENT\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\"Unsettling, compelling, richly written.\"\u003c\/i\u003e — JODIE HARSH,\nauthor of \u003ci\u003eYou Had to Be There\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\"Translated with crackling verve.\"\u003c\/i\u003e — GUARDIAN\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\"I couldn't stop reading.\"\u003c\/i\u003e — COSTANZA CASATI, author of \u003ci\u003eBabylonia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\"Stayed with me for weeks.\"\u003c\/i\u003e — IRISH TIMES\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\"Tremendous — an elegantly written … dissection of female\nfriendship.\"\u003c\/i\u003e — THE GLOSS\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\"You can’t fail to be reeled in.\"\u003c\/i\u003e — SERVICE95\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\"Will leave you gasping.\"\u003c\/i\u003e — TOBI COVENTRY, author of \u003ci\u003eHe’s\nthe Devil\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\"No one writes about the lurking monstrosities of womanhood quite like\nAsako Yuzuki.\"\u003c\/i\u003e — ALICE SLATER, author of \u003ci\u003eDeath of a Bookseller\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Asako Yuzuki's previous book \u003ci\u003eButter\u003c\/i\u003e was\na No. 2 Sunday Times bestseller (w\/c 2025-01-06).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAsako Yuzuki\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Tokyo in 1981. She won the\nAll Yomimono Award for New Writers for her story, ‘Forget Me, Not Blue’, which\nappeared in her debut, \u003ci\u003eShuuten No Anoko\u003c\/i\u003e, published in 2010. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eShe has been nominated multiple times for the Naoko Prize,\nand her novels have been adapted for television, radio and film. \u003ci\u003eButter\u003c\/i\u003e,\nher first novel translated into English, won Waterstones Book of the Year 2024,\nthe Books Are My Bag Breakthrough Author Award and Fiction Debut of the Year at\nthe British Book Awards, among other accolades.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"TIMES DISTRIBUTION PTE LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44937825550543,"sku":"9780008753832","price":27.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0574\/5662\/3823\/files\/download_753846cf-049c-478c-a9b9-6c37789f7c06.jpg?v=1774491595","url":"https:\/\/popular.com.sg\/products\/hooked","provider":"Popular Book Company Pte Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}