{"title":"Junko Takase","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"may-you-have-delicious-meals","title":"May You Have Delicious Meals","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThe power dynamics of the office are never more obvious than when it comes to food: mandatory lunches with the boss, the colleague who tries to curry favour with home-baked goods, discovering the discarded remnants of someone else's late-night binge . . .\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn their Saitama office,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAshikawa\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis the kind of woman \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eNitani\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eknows he will likely marry: sweet, obliging, and determined to wean him off his addiction to instant noodles. But he finds himself increasingly unable to respect her – or the sugary treats she shares around the workplace, winning their colleagues’ affection with baking rather than hard work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eOshio\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis bolder and uninhibited – she is Nitani's drinking buddy. In the oppressive office atmosphere, the pair grows closer, both outsiders struggling with the rigid status quo.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eDriven to behave in increasingly absurd ways by the workplace rules that govern their lives, they must navigate the tensions of modern life: between leisure and hard work; indulgence and restraint; the promise of delicious food, and the reality of a lonely pot noodle.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":51534441218379,"sku":"R9805-8642","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/719ok6ssk-L._SY522_7aac4eeb-dcef-4ec1-95a3-26a9be125acc.jpg?v=1743073596"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/collections\/junko-takase.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}