Hooked / Asako Yuzuki ; translated by Polly Barton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Yuzuki, Asako, 1981- author.

Contributor:

Barton, Polly (Translator), translator.

Standardized Title:

Nile perch no joshikai. English

Language:

English

Japanese

Subjects (All):

Japan--Fiction.

Japan.

Genre:

Fiction

Novels

Translations

Physical Description:

395 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

London : 4th Estate, 2026.

Language Note:

Translated from the Japanese.

Summary:

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?

Notes:

Originally published 2015.

Other Format:

ebook version :

ISBN:

9780008753832

0008753830

OCLC:

1561192887

Publisher Number:

90104114414