Description
| Product ID: | 9781035009596 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | The Kamogawa Food Detectives |
| Title: | The Kamogawa Food Detectives |
| Subtitle: | The Heartwarming Japanese Bestseller |
| Authors: | Author: Hisashi Kashiwai, Jesse Kirkwood |
| Page Count: | 208 |
| Subjects: | Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Crime and mystery fiction, Fiction in translation, Crime & mystery, Fiction in translation |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Tender, heartwarming and deeply comforting, The Kamogawa Food Detectives is the start of a beautiful and uplifting series that celebrates the joy of delicious food and good company. <p><b>The first book in the bestselling, mouth-watering Japanese sleuthing series, <i>The Kamogawa Food Detectives</i> is perfect for fans of Toshikazu Kawaguchi's <i>Before the Coffee Gets Cold</i>.</b><br><br>What’s the one dish you’d do anything to taste just one more time?<br><br>Down a quiet backstreet in Kyoto exists a very special restaurant. Run by Koishi Kamogawa and her father Nagare, the Kamogawa Diner treats its customers to wonderfully extravagant meals. But that's not the main reason to stop by . . .<br><br>The father-daughter duo have started advertising their services as 'food detectives'. Through ingenious investigations, they are capable of recreating a dish from their customers' pasts – dishes that may well hold the keys to unlocking forgotten memories and future happiness.<br><br>From the widower looking for a specific noodle dish that his wife used to cook, to a first love's beef stew, the restaurant of lost recipes provides a link to the past – and a way to a more contented future.<br><br><b>A bestseller in Japan, <i>The Kamogawa Food Detectives</i> by Hisashi Kashiwai, and translated from Japanese by Jesse Kirkwood, is a heartwarming celebration of good company and the power of a delicious meal.<br><br>Perfect for readers of <i>Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop</i> and <i>Days at the Morisaki Bookshop</i>.</b></p> |
| Imprint Name: | Pan Books |
| Publisher Name: | Pan Macmillan |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2024-04-04 |
