{"product_id":"butter","title":"Butter","description":"\u003cp\u003e            \u003cstrong\u003eTHE AWARD-WINNING MILLION COPY #1 BESTSELLER\u003c\/strong\u003e          \u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003e            \u003cstrong\u003eWINNER OF WATERSTONES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024\u003c\/strong\u003e          \u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003e            \u003cstrong\u003eWINNER OF THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS DEBUT NOVEL OF THE YEAR 2025\u003c\/strong\u003e          \u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003e            \u003cstrong\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE CWA CRIME FICTION IN TRANSLATION DAGGER AWARD 2025\u003c\/strong\u003e          \u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003e            \u003cstrong\u003eA BBC BETWEEN THE COVERS BOOK CLUB PICK\u003c\/strong\u003e          \u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003e            \u003cstrong\u003e'A full-fat, Michelin-starred treat' \u003c\/strong\u003e            \u003cem\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/em\u003e          \u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003e            \u003cstrong\u003e'A cult phenomenon' \u003c\/strong\u003e            \u003cem\u003eiNEWS\u003c\/em\u003e          \u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003e            \u003cstrong\u003e'Took the literary world by storm' \u003c\/strong\u003e            \u003cem\u003eBBC\u003c\/em\u003e          \u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003e            \u003cstrong\u003e'A killer Japanese novel' \u003c\/strong\u003e            \u003cem\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/em\u003e          \u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'I have been glued to \u003cem\u003eButter\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e' NIGEL SLATER\u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003e            \u003cstrong\u003eThe cult Japanese bestseller about a female gourmet cook and serial killer and the journalist intent on cracking her case, inspired by a true story, and translated by Polly Barton.\u003c\/strong\u003e          \u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003e            \u003cem\u003eThere are two things that I can simply not tolerate: feminists and margarine.\u003c\/em\u003e          \u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003eGourmet cook Manako Kajii sits in Tokyo Detention Centre convicted of the serial murders of lonely businessmen, who she is said to have seduced with her delicious home cooking. 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