| Edition |
First U.S. edition. |
| Description |
216 pages ; 24 cm |
| 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. |
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Housewives -- Fiction.
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Families -- Fiction.
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Man-woman relationships -- Fiction.
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Japan -- Fiction.
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Housewives -- Japan -- Tokyo -- Fiction.
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Adultery -- Fiction.
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Tokyo (Japan) -- Fiction.
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FICTION / Literary.
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FICTION / Women.
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FICTION / City Life.
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| Genre/Form |
Love stories.
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Domestic fiction.
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Romance fiction.
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Novels.
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Itami, Emily. Fault lines. First U.S. edition New York : Custom House, [2021] 9780063099821 (DLC) 2021024233 |
| ISBN |
9780063099807 (hardcover) |
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0063099802 (hardcover) |
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9780063099814 (trade paperback) |
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0063099810 (trade paperback) |
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