{"product_id":"9780349019215","title":"The Dilemmas of Working Women : The Japanese Bestseller","description":"\u003cp\u003eby Yamamoto, Fumio | Modern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945) \u003cbr\u003ePublished 03\/07\/2025 by Little, Brown Book Group (Virago Press Ltd) in the United Kingdom \u003cbr\u003eHardback | 288 pages\u003cbr\u003e145 x 225 x 29mm | 410g\u003c\/p\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Mito needs to break up with her boyfriend - or marry him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"THE CLEEVE BOOKSHOP LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55381035975031,"sku":"9780349019215","price":15.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0758\/0729\/3737\/files\/the-dilemmas-of-working-women-the-japanese-bestseller-the-cleeve-bookshop-47513.jpg?v=1752095862","url":"https:\/\/thecleevebookshop.co.uk\/products\/9780349019215","provider":"The Cleeve Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}