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The Kamogawa Food Detectives is an absolute joy; hilarious, emotional, and entirely delicious. Hisashi Kashiwai's tales of love lost, found, grown older and reborn are both striking and comforting—truly one of a kind. Delectable and delightful.
— Bryan Washington, author of Family Meal
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An early contender for my favorite book of the year. For anyone who loves magnificent food writing and great storytelling, this novel is a moving, beautiful, and impeccably detailed tribute to the power of a great meal.
— J. Ryan Stradal, New York Times bestselling author of Kitchens of the Great Midwest
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I absolutely devoured this book! The father-daughter power duo of Nagare and Koishi Kamogawa carry this series of vignettes that show nostalgia is often the best spice and a plate of food is never just a plate of food. As warm and nourishing as a good cup of tea or bowl of miso soup, this is a series I can see myself returning to again and again.
— Mia P. Manansala, author of the Agatha, Anthony, and Macavity Award-winning Arsenic and Adobo
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The Kamogawa Food Detectives search for the taste of memories. Like sights and sounds, tastes are also deeply connected to one's memories. The depictions of the beautiful scenery of Kyoto and its native dishes, which are like the original landscape of Japan, warmed my heart.
— Genki Kawamura, author of If Cats Disappeared from the World
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The ultimate cozy, and a glimpse into a world that is at once quieter, more ritualized and seemingly simpler than mine, and yet strangely familiar. I savored every word.
— KJ Dell’Antonia, author of The Chicken Sisters
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Kashiwai’s unique blend of seasonings is more than enough to transform each into a five-star-worthy dish. . . [A] warm memory blanket of nostalgia. Readers [will] eagerly devour each morsel of this miso soup for the soul. . . A nourishing collection of bite-sized stories with a hearty dash of savory flavor.
— Kirkus Reviews
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Affecting. . . With overwhelming emotional resonance [. . .], Nagare satisfies toothsome dreams.
— Booklist
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The Kamogawa Food Detectives is an absolute joy; hilarious, emotional, and entirely delicious. Hisashi Kashiwai's tales of love lost, found, grown older and reborn are both striking and comforting — truly one of a kind. Delectable and delightful.
— Bryan Washington, author of Family Meal
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An early contender for my favorite book of the year. For anyone who loves magnificent food writing and great storytelling, this novel is a moving, beautiful, and impeccably detailed tribute to the power of a great meal.
— J. Ryan Stradal, New York Times bestselling author of Kitchens of the Great Midwest
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I absolutely devoured this book! The father-daughter power duo of Nagare and Koishi Kamogawa carry this series of vignettes that show nostalgia is often the best spice and a plate of food is never just a plate of food. As warm and nourishing as a good cup of tea or bowl of miso soup, this is a series I can see myself returning to again and again.
— Mia P. Manansala, author of the Agatha, Anthony, and Macavity Award-winning Arsenic and Adobo