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Someone to Cook for
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General FictionLiterary Fiction
Publisher Price: $18.00
Publisher: Europa Editions
Published: Jul 7 2026
Pages: 304
Weight: 0.70
Height: 1.20 Width: 5.20 Depth: 8.10
Language: English
The book simmers with joy, wisdom, and delectable cooking.--Christian Science Monitor
A light, humorous, amiably peopled, and tender novel about found families, the people who shape our lives, and the complexities of non-traditional family ties.
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 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.
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