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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.
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Contemporary, classical in form, character-led and intimate.
- contemporarynostalgic
- classical in formformally daring
- character-ledplot-driven
- intimateepic
- effortlessdemanding
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About the book
- Author
- Emily Itami
- First published
- 2021
- Pages
- 224
- Publisher
- HarperLuxe, Orion Publishing Group, Limited, Custom House
- Editions
- 6
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780063117846
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