Someone to cook for / Maiko Seo ; translated from the Japanese by Laurel Taylor.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Seo, Maiko, 1974- author.

Contributor:

Europa Editions, publisher.

Taylor, Laurel (Translator), translator.

Rapisardi, Ginerva, cover designer.

Dall'Oglio, Massimo, 1973- illustrator.

Standardized Title:

Oshite, baton wa watasareta. English

Language:

English

Japanese

Subjects (All):

High school students--Fiction.

High school students.

Foster children--Fiction.

Foster children.

Stepparents--Fiction.

Stepparents.

Families--Fiction.

Families.

High school students--Japan--Fiction.

Families--Japan--Fiction.

Genre:

Japanese fiction.

Fiction.

Physical Description:

318 pages ; 21 cm

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Europa Editions, [2026]

Summary:

"Yuko has had four different surnames and been brought up in several families. The parental figures in her life, despite not being related by blood, have always cared deeply for her. Through it all, pragmatic and resilient and Yuko has navigated life's changes and its occasional conflicts without bitterness, always managing to find a kind of equilibrium. As an adult, Yuko falls in love with Hayase, a talented pianist she's known since her school years. Now a married woman, she embarks on a journey to reconnect with the various parental figures from her past to seek their blessing for her marriage. Along the way, she revisits her former life and the people in it and gains a deeper understanding of what truly defines a family."-- Provided by publisher.

Credits:

Translation by Laurel Taylor ; cover design by Ginerva Rapisardi ; cover illustration by Massimo Dall'Oglio.

Notes:

Original Japanese edition published by Bungeishunju Ltd., in 2018

Original title: Oshite, baton wa watasareta.

ISBN:

9798889661931

OCLC:

1597474361

Publisher Number:

90104871916