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Emily Itami

Biography

Emily Itami

Emily Itami is the author of FAULT LINES. She grew up in Tokyo before moving to London, where she now lives. She has been widely published as a freelance journalist and travel writer.

Emily Itami

Books by Emily Itami

by Emily Itami - Fiction, Women's Fiction

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.