{"product_id":"hooked-9780008802301","title":"Hooked","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE INSTANT \u003cem\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/em\u003e BESTSELLER\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘Tender and thrilling it’s Yuzuki at her best’\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eELLE\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘Deliciously satisfying’\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eiPAPER\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘Enjoyable and addictive’ \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eINDEPENDENT\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘Fantastically dark’ \u003c\/strong\u003eERIN KELLY\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe thrilling new novel of friendship and dangerous obsession from Asako Yuzuki, the award-winning author of the global sensation \u003cem\u003eButter\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEriko really wouldn't mind being savaged, if it was her best friend doing the savaging …\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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\u003cp\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\u003cp\u003eBeautifully translated by Polly Barton, \u003cem\u003eHooked\u003c\/em\u003e is a delicious exploration of food, loneliness and womanhood in contemporary Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA most anticipated book in \u003cem\u003eVogue\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eGuardian\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Times\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSunday Times Style\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eElle\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eStylist\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eGrazia \u003c\/em\u003eand more.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘Expect to see this distinctive pink cover everywhere’ \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eGRAZIA\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘A psychological thriller with a social commentary bite’ \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eINDEPENDENT\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘Unsettling, compelling, richly written’\u003c\/strong\u003e JODIE HARSH, author of \u003cem\u003eYou Had to Be There\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘Translated with crackling verve’ \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘I couldn't stop reading’ \u003c\/strong\u003eCOSTANZA CASATI, author of \u003cem\u003eBabylonia\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘Stayed with me for weeks’ \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eIRISH TIMES\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘Tremendous – an elegantly written … dissection of female friendship’\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eTHE GLOSS\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘You can’t fail to be reeled in’\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eSERVICE95\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘Will leave you gasping’ \u003c\/strong\u003eTOBI COVENTRY, author of \u003cem\u003eHe’s the Devil\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘No one writes about the lurking monstrosities of womanhood quite like Asako Yuzuki’ \u003c\/strong\u003eALICE SLATER, author of\u003cem\u003e Death of a Bookseller\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN13: 9780008802301\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of Pages: 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication Date: 17 Mar 2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: HarperCollins Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication City, Country: London, United Kingdom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions (cm): 23.4(H)x15.3(L)x2.1(W)270\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight (gm): 270\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h4\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 Shugoro Award in 2015 for Nile Perch No Joshikai. 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