
A Day for Bread, Soup and Cats
$21.25
- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
8 September 2026
Summary
‘Cooking can’t be measured in hours or minutes,’ Sensei had told her…‘You cook with the five senses: by looking, listening, smelling…’
When Akiko’s mother unexpectedly dies, she’s forced to rethink certain aspects of her life. A senior editor at a glamorous publishing house, she quits her job and moves back to her hometown. There, she’s committed to revamping her late mother’s well-loved izakaya into a cafe that offers simple and delectable food: a daily menu of sandwiches, soups, sal…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781398727021 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1398727024 |
| Author: | Yoko Mure |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Orion |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 8 September 2026 |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm |
About The Author
Yoko Mure
Born in 1954, Yoko Mure graduated from Nihon University College of Art in 1977. She started to write essays while working at a magazine publishing house and in 1984, she published her debut essay collection, Brown Rice Bread before Midnight. Since then, her writing has been prolific: she is the author of dozens of novels and essay books, and has become one of Japan’s most successful writers. A Day for Bread, Soup, and Cats was adapted into a Japanese TV drama in 2013.
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