Alluring, compelling, startlingly honest and darkly funny, "Fault Lines" is a bittersweet love story and a daring exploration of modern relationships.
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 she would rather throw herself off the
high-rise balcony than spend another evening not talking to her husband
and hanging up laundry.
Then, one rainy night, she meets Kiyoshi,
a successful restaurateur. In him, she rediscovers freedom, friendship,
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.
Funny, provocative, and startlingly honest, Fault Lines
is for anyone who has ever looked in the mirror and asked, who am I and
how did I get here? A bittersweet love story and a piercing portrait of
female identity, it introduces Emily Itami as a debut novelist with
astounding resonance and wit.
Praise for Fault Lines:
"A brilliant modern love story. Atmospheric and transporting but also wise, clever and universal in its exploration of love, family and identity. I loved it."--Cathy Rentzenbrink. author of The Last Act of Love
"Such a fantastic voice – I loved the dark dry humour and the sharp observations . . . the way it moves between the ordinary and the passionate, the transporting and the relatable, funny and tragic. I'll be thinking about it for a while. "--Kate Murray-Browne, author of The Upstairs Room
"Mizuki is one of the most engaging adulteresses I’ve ever encountered, and a wonderfully witty guide to the morals and mores of contemporary Tokyo. I now know just how to behave while picking up children from school, or meeting strangers. Fault Lines is a moving and suspenseful novel full of the best kinds of incidental wisdom." -- Margot Livesey, author of The Boy in the Field
Emily Itami
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