Kitchen Binding:Paperback the magical portal suddenly collapses-they're

the magical portal suddenly collapses-they're trapped

this darkly humorous story dives deep into the deceptive allure of a picture-perfect existence

Naseem Jamnia

She visits African-American hair salons where she's told that she has "good" hair

Kitchen Binding:Paperback the magical portal suddenly collapses-they're"Ms. Yoshimoto's writing is lucid, earnest and disarming. [It] seizes hold of the reader's sympathy and refuses to let go." Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times With the publication of Kitchen, the dazzling English language debut that is still her best loved book, the literary world realized that Yoshimoto was a young writer of enduring talent whose work has quickly earned a place among the best of contemporary Japanese literature. Kitchen is an