02495cim a2200397 i 4500 2520578496 TxAuBib 20240826120000.0 r 250813s2024||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780063236431 sound recording : hoopla Audio Book 0063236435 sound recording : hoopla Audio Book MWT17424083 Midwest rda TxAuBib rda Yuzuki, Asako, author. Butter [Hoopla] / Asako Yuzuki. Unabridged. [United States : Ecco, 2024. Made available through hoopla. 1 online resource (1 audio file (17hr., 12 min.)) : digital. spw rdacontent c rdamedia cr rdacarrier Instant title available through hoopla. Read by Hanako Footman. Journalist Rika Machida is facing an unusual assignment: she is tapped to investigate serial killer Manako Kajii, notorious for drawing rich men in with her pricey cooking classes, only to murder them and move on to the next. Kajii refuses to cooperate with the press until Rika writes her a letter asking for her beef stew recipe, a correspondence and ongoing series of conversations between the two women that sees Rika transforming as she becomes closer to Kajii, taking on some of her confidence and strength but also some of her deadly intention. Game on. Set in 2011, when dairy product shortages across Japan made butter a hot commodity, Butter depicts a vivid, panoramic view of contemporary Japan as seen through a diverse cast of Japanese women. An endlessly entertaining and sharply insightful look at the relationships between women and how they engage and challenge one another, revealing the many contradictions and complexities in the process, Asako Yuzuki's novel is filled with intoxicating descriptions of food and the body that also looks deeply at its connection to the sinister, criminal, and taboo, its enduring power and delight. Mode of access: World Wide Web. Hoopla Audiobook. Women Fiction. Fiction. Psychological fiction Fiction. Thrillers (Fiction.) Footman, Hanako, reader. hoopla digital. https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/16118523?utm_source=MARC&Lid=hh2017 https://d2snwnmzyr8jue.cloudfront.net/hpc_9780063236431_180.jpeg Cover image