The classic Japanese bestseller published in English for the very first time - a darkly funny and relatable book portraying the lives of five women
Izumi needs to get a job.
Haruka needs to stop talking about how she once had cancer.
Kato needs to get through a shift at the convenience store without being harassed.
Mito needs to break up with her boyfriend - or marry him.
Sumie just needs somewhere to live.
In this classic Japanese bestseller, published in English twenty-five years after it took Japan by storm, the lives of five ordinary women are depicted with irresistible humour and searing emotional insight.
| ISBN: | 9780349019222 |
| Publication date: | 3rd July 2025 |
| Author: | |
| Publisher: | Virago an imprint of Little, Brown |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 288 pages |
| Genres: |
General Fiction |
The classic Japanese bestseller published in English for the very first time - a darkly funny and relatable book portraying the lives of five women
Izumi needs to get a job.
Haruka needs to stop talking about how she once had cancer.
Kato needs to get through a shift at the convenience store without being harassed.
Mito needs to break up with her boyfriend - or marry him.
Sumie just needs somewhere to live.
In this classic Japanese bestseller, published in English twenty-five years after it took Japan by storm, the lives of five ordinary women are depicted with irresistible humour and searing emotional insight.
features in the following genres: General Fiction
is available in Paperback, Hardback, Book, Board book, Ebook,
was written by and published by Virago an imprint of Little, Brown
has 288 pages