Hooked Publication Party, the new novel from Asako Yuzuki - Cardiff

Join us to celebrate the publication of Hooked, the new novel from Asako Yuzuki, author of Waterstones Book of the Year Butter, with an origami workshop, and exclusive drinks from Café W!
Tickets include a copy of the exclusive edition of Hooked and your choice of a Hooked-themed hot drink from our Café (details to come!).
Asako Yuzuki follows up the Waterstones Book of the Year-winning Butter with another exquisitely crafted and deliciously disturbing masterpiece, focusing on the obsessive relationship between a lonely trading company employee and an unconventional housewife.
The unmissable new novel of friendship and dangerous obsession from Asako Yuzuki, the award-winning author of the global bestselling sensation Butter.Eriko really wouldn't mind being savaged, if it was her best friend doing the savaging …Eriko's life appears perfect – devoted parents, spotless apartment and a 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.Eriko becomes fascinated with a popular blog written by a housewife, Shoko. Shoko’s posts about eating convenience store food and her untidy home are the opposite of the typical Japanese housewife’s manicured lifestyle. When Eriko tracks Shoko down at her favourite restaurant and befriends her, Shoko is at first charmed by her new companion. But as Eriko’s obsession with Shoko deepens, her increasingly possessive behaviour starts to raise suspicion. As Eriko’s carefully laid plans begin to unravel, how far will she go to hold on to the best friend that she’s ever had?Beautifully translated by Polly Barton, Hooked is a thrilling and unsettling story of the line between friendship and dangerous obsession. A delicious exploration of food, loneliness and womanhood in contemporary Japan, Hooked brings together all the ingredients for which Asako Yuzuki is so adored.
Café W will be serving an exclusive Hooked-themed menu on the night! Please note that our events space is on the first floor, accessible via stairs or lift. Do contact us if you have any access requirements.

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