THE DILEMMAS OF WORKING WOMEN – FUMIO YAMAMOTO

The classic Japanese bestseller  published in English for the very first time – a darkly funny and relatable book portraying the lives of five women’Witty, wise and thought-provoking’ Cecelia Ahern’Crackles and pops with humour, empathy and intelligence’ Lisa Owens, author of Not Working’So brilliantly written that I kept trying to memorise sentences in order to repeat them to people later’ Roxy Dunn, author of As Young as ThisIzumi 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.