'I'm in story heaven with this book.' Cecelia Ahern, author of P.S. I Love You Sentaro has failed. He has a criminal record, drinks too much, and his dream of becoming a writer is just a distant memory. With only the blossoming of the cherry trees to mark the passing of time, he spends his days in a tiny confectionery shop selling dorayaki, a type of pancake filled with sweet bean paste. But everything is about to change. Into his life comes Tokue, an elderly woman with disfigured hands and a troubled past. Tokue makes the best sweet bean paste Sentaro has ever tasted. She begins to teach him her craft, but as their friendship flourishes, social pressures become impossible to escape and Tokue’s dark secret is revealed, with devastating consequences. Sweet Bean Paste is a moving novel about the burden of the past and the redemptive power of friendship. Translated into English for the first time, Durian Sukegawa’s beautiful prose is capturing hearts all over the world.

Sweet Bean Paste: The International Bestseller

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Écouter la voix des haricots » : tel est le secret de Tokue, une vieille dame aux doigts mystérieusement déformés, pour réussir le an, la pâte de haricots rouges qui accompagne les dorayaki, des pâtisseries japonaises. Sentarô, qui a accepté d'embaucher Tokue dans son échoppe, voit sa clientèle doubler du jour au lendemain, conquise par ses talents de pâtissière. Mais la vieille dame cache un secret moins avouable et disparaît comme elle était apparue, laissant Sentarô interpréter à sa façon la leçon qu'elle lui a fait partager. Magnifiquement adapté à l'écran par la cinéaste Naomi Kawase, primée à Cannes, le roman de Durian Sukegawa est une ode à la cuisine et à la vie. Poignant, poétique, sensuel : un régal.

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