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Buy A Serving of Hope by Hisashi Kashiwai, the fourth Kamogawa Food Detectives book, about dishes linked to precious memories. Order at Chapters Bookstore.
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"What is A Serving of Hope about?
It’s the fourth Kamogawa Food Detectives book. A chef father and his detective daughter run a small diner near Higashi Honganji Temple in Kyoto, where they recreate dishes linked to their customers’ most precious memories. It’s translated by Jesse Kirkwood.
Do I need to read the Kamogawa Food Detectives books in order?
No. Each book can be read on its own or in any order, so A Serving of Hope is an easy place to start. If you love it, the earlier Kamogawa books follow the same comforting format.
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The Kamogawa Food Detectives return in A Serving of Hope, translated from the Japanese by Jesse Kirkwood. This bestselling, heartwarming sleuthing series can be enjoyed separately, i any order, or binged all at once!
Perfect for fans of Before the Coffee Gets Cold.
If I hadn''t searched for the ''flavours'' of my memories, I think I would have spent my life endlessly chasing the past . . .
Near Higashi Honganji Temple in Kyoto, the Kamogawa Diner continues to attract lost souls seeking meaning in their lives. From the morning miso soup before heading to Kyoto for the judicial examination, to the onigiri gifted alongside cherished promises. The ginger pork that became a memory of unrequited love, to the not-too-sour chilled noodles from grandma''s house. The fried chicken treated by the diner''s owner to the struggling baseball team, to the macaroni gratin shared with my young son for the last time-welcome to the diner without a sign, where a chef father and a detective daughter await.
Another delicious mystery, the fourth installment in the series! A Serving of Hope follows on from The Kamogawa Food Detectives, The Restaurant of Lost Recipes, and The Menu of Happiness.
''Feel-good and foodie themes collide in this follow-up to The Kamogawa Food Detectives'' - The Times on The Restaurant of Lost Recipes
Readers are eating up this series so far . . .
''These books are so beautifully wholesome''
''Utterly charming''
''An uplifting tale that I savoured along with the diners''
''I hope thye keep coming!''
''A captivating, heartwarming novel''
FAQs
"What is A Serving of Hope about?
It’s the fourth Kamogawa Food Detectives book. A chef father and his detective daughter run a small diner near Higashi Honganji Temple in Kyoto, where they recreate dishes linked to their customers’ most precious memories. It’s translated by Jesse Kirkwood.
Do I need to read the Kamogawa Food Detectives books in order?
No. Each book can be read on its own or in any order, so A Serving of Hope is an easy place to start. If you love it, the earlier Kamogawa books follow the same comforting format.
Can I buy a Chapters Bookstore gift card?
Yes. Chapters gift cards are available to buy online and make a great present for any reader. They can be spent on new and second-hand books."
- Publisher Name:Pan Macmillan
- ISBN: 9781035060788
- Author:Kashiwai, Hisashi
- Publication Date:2026-10-01
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