Fault lines : a novel / Emily Itami.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Itami, Emily, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Housewives--Fiction.

Housewives.

Japan--Tokyo.

Families--Fiction.

Families.

Man-woman relationships--Fiction.

Man-woman relationships.

Japan--Fiction.

Japan.

Housewives--Japan--Tokyo--Fiction.

Adultery--Fiction.

Adultery.

Tokyo (Japan)--Fiction.

Tokyo (Japan).

Genre:

Fiction.

Love stories.

Domestic fiction.

Romance fiction.

Novels.

Physical Description:

216 pages ; 24 cm

Edition:

First U.S. edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Custom House, [2021]

Summary:

Combining the incisive intimacy of Sally Rooney with the sharp wit of Helen Fielding, a compulsively readable and astonishingly relatable debut novel about marriage, motherhood, love, self and the vibrant, surprising city that is modern Tokyo. Mizuki is a Japanese housewife. She has a hardworking husband, two adorable children and a beautiful Tokyo apartment. It's everything a woman could want, yet sometimes she wonders whether it would be more fun to throw herself off the high-rise balcony than spend another evening not talking to her husband or hanging up laundry. Then, one rainy night, she meets Kiyoshi, a successful restaurateur. In him, she rediscovers freedom, friendship, a voice, and the neon, electric pulse of the city she has always loved. But the further she falls into their relationship, the clearer it becomes that she is living two lives - and in the end, we can choose only one. Alluring, compelling, startlingly honest and darkly funny, Fault Lines is a bittersweet love story and a daring exploration of modern relationships from a writer to watch.

Other Format:

Online version: Itami, Emily. Fault lines.

ISBN:

9780063099807

0063099802

OCLC:

1227086655