Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto Format:Paperback We decided not to take

We decided not to take the plunge and agreed to check on each other every Valentine's Day until school ended

stunningly illustrated by Gaiman's long-time collaborator

When she finally tosses her ninety-nine expectations to the wind

And what makes one more vulnerable than love

Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto Format:Paperback We decided not to takeKitchen juxtaposes two tales about mothers, transsexuality, bereavement, kitchens, love and tragedy in contemporary Japan. It is a startlingly original first work by Japan's brightest young literary star and is now a cult film. When Kitchen was first published in Japan in 1987 it won two of Japan's most prestigious literary prizes, climbed its way to the top of the bestseller lists, then remained there for over a year and sold millions of copies.