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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.

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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.

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