Yellowface & Butter By Rebecca F Kuang & Asako Yuzuki 2 Books Collection Set - Fiction - Paperback

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That is, until journalist Rika Machida writes a letter asking for her recipe for beef stew and Kajii can’t resist writing back.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRika, the only woman in her news office, works late each night, rarely cooking more than ramen. As the visits unfold between her and the steely Kajii, they are closer to a masterclass in food than journalistic research. Rika hopes this gastronomic exchange will help her soften Kajii but it seems that she might be the one changing. With each meal she eats, something is awakening in her body, might she and Kaji have more in common than she once thought?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInspired by the real case of the convicted con woman and serial killer, \"The Konkatsu Killer\", Asako Yuzuki’s Butter is a vivid, unsettling exploration of misogyny, obsession, romance and the transgressive pleasures of food in Japan.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYellowface\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhite lies\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhen Athena dies in a freak accident, June steals her unpublished manuscript and publishes it as her own under the ambiguous name Juniper Song.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDark humour\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBut as evidence threatens June’s stolen success, she will discover exactly how far she will go to keep what she thinks she deserves.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDeadly consequences…\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhat happens next is entirely everyone else’s fault\u003c\/p\u003e"}