By Mitsuyo Kakuta
This compelling novel, greatly acclaimed for its perceptive portrayal of the typical lives and struggles of jap girls, struck a deep chord with readers all through Japan. In 2005 it gained the distinguished Naoki Prize, presented semiannually for the easiest paintings of renowned fiction by means of a longtime writer.Sayoko, a thirty-five-year-old homemaker with a three-year-old baby, starts off operating for Aoi, a free-spirited, unmarried profession girl her personal age who runs a shuttle agency-housekeeping company. Timid and not able to connect to different moms in her local, Sayoko reveals herself interested in Aoi's self reliant way of life and easygoing character. the 2 take to each other from the beginning, starting a friendship that's for Sayoko additionally a reaffirmation of what residing is about.Aoi, in the meantime, has now not consistently been the self-confident individual she seems to be. critical lecture room bullying in junior excessive had compelled her to alter faculties, uprooting her and her relations to the nation-state; and at her new college, she was once so frightened of back changing into the thing of her classmates' cruelties that she spent such a lot of her time steerage away from these round her.The present-day friendship among Sayoko and Aoi at the one hand, and Aoi's painful highschool prior at the different, shape a gripping two-tier narrative that converges within the ultimate bankruptcy. The e-book touches on a extensive variety of problems with obstacle to girls this present day, from marriage and childrearing to being unmarried and dealing for oneself. it's a common tale approximately either the phobia and the enjoyment of beginning as much as others.
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Look at me," she said, thrusting out a cheek for Sayoko's inspection as she continued her bellyaching. "I'm having a makeup meltdown, aren't I? Hey, wait a minute! You're not even wearing any. Sheesh, you could have told me. " Her facial cream was indeed starting to break up, but Sayoko just nodded vaguely as she pulled at the wrapper on her hamburger with wrinkly fingers. "Seriously, I've got to talk to the boss about this. She's gonna have to send Mao or somebody instead of me. I mean, my back can't take it.
She was still preoccupied with these thoughts when she bumped into someone coming the other way on the third floor landing. "I'm sorry," she said, raising her eyes. The young man looked familiar. "Oh, hi, Takeshil" Junko called out from behind. Sayoko remembered that this was someone else she'd met on the day she came to accept the job. Aoi had introduced Takeshi Kihara not as a member of the staff but as someone who helped out when they were busy. "Hi! " he said with a friendly smile, coming to a halt.
I'm sorry," she said, raising her eyes. The young man looked familiar. "Oh, hi, Takeshil" Junko called out from behind. Sayoko remembered that this was someone else she'd met on the day she came to accept the job. Aoi had introduced Takeshi Kihara not as a member of the staff but as someone who helped out when they were busy. "Hi! " he said with a friendly smile, coming to a halt. " "That's an understatement if there ever was one. " Junko shrilled. " Takeshi turned to Sayoko. " He settled himself against the cement banister.
