{"product_id":"hooked-1","title":"Hooked 2","description":"\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\u003cstyle type=\"text\/css\"\u003e.cs3388614{text-align:left;margin:0pt 0pt 10pt 0pt;line-height:1.15;text-indent:0pt} .cs95B300B{11pt;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-style:normal;Calibri;}\u003c\/style\u003e\r\n\t\r\n\t\u003cp class=\"cs3388614\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003e*Hooked* by Asako Yuzuki is a razor-sharp psychological thriller about friendship that turns feral, set amid the everyday pressures and quiet isolations of contemporary Japan. If you loved the unnerving pull of *Butter*, this new novel offers the same appetite for desire, status and what we’ll do to feel chosen.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3388614\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003e\u003co:p\u003e \u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3388614\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003eEriko seems to have it all: a gleaming Tokyo apartment, ambitious work in a major trading company, and a bold plan to bring Nile perch back to the Japanese market. Underneath, she’s painfully alone. When she discovers Shōko’s candid blog—full of convenience-store meals and domestic chaos—Eriko is captivated by a life that feels real. A chance meeting sparks a bond that quickly grows intense, then unsettling, as Eriko’s need for closeness becomes obsession.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3388614\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003e\u003co:p\u003e \u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3388614\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003ePerfect for readers of Japanese fiction in translation, dark female friendship stories, and food-centred literary suspense.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3388614\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003e\u003co:p\u003e \u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3388614\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003eAdd it to your stack and see just how tightly this story can reel you in.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dear Village","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52251264319764,"sku":"9780008802301","price":34.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0679\/6460\/0596\/files\/9780008802301_1.jpg?v=1773985748","url":"https:\/\/dearvillage.com.au\/products\/hooked-1","provider":"Dear Village","version":"1.0","type":"link"}