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Fault Lines

By: Emily Itami
Narrated by: Lydia Wilson
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About this listen

Mizuki is a Japanese housewife. She has a hardworking husband, two adorable children and a beautiful Tokyo apartment. It's everything a woman like her could want . . . isn't it?

One rainy night, she meets Kiyoshi. 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.

2022, Costa First Novel Award, Short-listed

2022, Desmond Elliott Prize, Long-listed

©2021 Emily Itami (P)2021 Orion Publishing Group Contemporary Contemporary Romance Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Romance

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Critic reviews

This delicate and beautiful love story will fill your heart... Short, emotional and very funny, Emily Itami's debut is an unmissable treat for romantics everywhere. (Francesca Brown)
Itami captures the magic of Tokyo and makes it part of the couple's relationship, complete with cherry blossoms, tiny bars and excellent food... it punches above its weight in its themes and the maturity with which it examines them, such as how love intertwines with or comes up against duty, and the feeling of having lost a part of oneself. Although she situates these ideas in a very specific social context, Itami manages to make them universal. (Alys Key)
A lyrical story about love and a fascinating look at the collision of old and new traditions in modern Tokyo. (Sarra Manning)
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So interesting to know all over the world life can be loving and mundane yet fulfilling.

Life and what is important

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Bitter sweet in an entirely authentic way. the voice of the narrator is very relatable.

A beautiful story, beautifully read.

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Well written and well read. One of those heart warming, heart breaking stories that you’ll remember.

Loved it

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Best performance of any of the audible books Ive bought so far! Really enjoyed this

Love the narrator

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Didn't understand the point of this book. I kept thinking to myself "and" or "so what?" Not for me.

what was the point?

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