{"product_id":"someone-to-cook-for-9798889661931","title":"Someone to Cook for","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA light, humorous, amiably peopled, and tender novel about found families, the people who shape our lives, and the complexities of non-traditional family ties.  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYuko 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 and Yuko has navigated life's changes and its occasional conflicts without bitterness, always managing to find a kind of equilibrium.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs 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.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Europa Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/07\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798889661931\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304","brand":"Maiko Seo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52507637055669,"sku":"9798889661931","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_4ac53ae8-10d3-4aff-8c92-adca1e7b8ab7.jpg?v=1778566286","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/someone-to-cook-for-9798889661931","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}