Butter

'I have been glued to Asako Yuzuki's new novel Butter ... contains delicious descriptions' Nigel Slater, Guardian Feast newsletter

'A deliciously dark tale ... examining power and greed through a feminist lens. Yuzuki has created a cult phenomenom' iNews

'Exuberant, indulgent romp of a novel ... Butter is a full-fat, Michelin-starred treat ... Let this book bring you under its spell' Sunday Times

'Readers around the world are finding themselves utterly captivated' Daily Mail

'A unique and, at times, unsettling read ... Butter holds countless surprises ... you'll be craving rice, butter and soy sauce in no time' Stylist

'It isn't entirely clear whether to read the novel or devour it' Observer

'Ambitious and unsettling ... a thought-provoking and surprisingly feelgood take on friendship, transgressive pleasures, and society's impossibly contradictory expectations of women' Guardian

'Compelling, delightfully weird, often uncomfortable ... Butter will churn your brain and your stomach with panache' Pandora Sykes, author of How Do We Know We're Doing It Right?

'An unputdownable, breathtakingly original novel ... I will be spoon-feeding Butter to every woman I know' Erin Kelly, author of The Skeleton Key

'I devoured this dark and delicious novel' Imogen Crimp, author of A Very Nice Girl

'A delectable meditation on appetite, fatphobia and misogyny in modern Japan ... a salty morsel with one hell of a bite' Alice Slater, author of Death of A Bookseller

'A biting satire on fat-shaming culture and double standards in beauty' Financial Times

'The perfect mix of crime thriller, twisted feminist fantasy and gourmet cooking - what more could you want?' Independent

'Cleverly intertwines paeans to the pleasures of eating with indictments of Japan's standards for women' New Yorker

'A heady serving of food culture and feminism ... Yuzuki goes beyond the typical crime narrative' Japan Times

'A delicious novel' i-D

'It'll make your mouth water' Irish Independent