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Ok, friends I've got a hot pre-order tip for you because I spent last week in Tokyo with Mizuki and she was such a great companion I think you will want to meet her next month when FAULT LINES by @EmilyItami is published. Here's the 
This slim novel is the story of Mizuki's affair. Like most slim novels it's also about what it means to be a person in the world. Love. Family. Sacrifice. Responsibility and Duty - and if they're the same thing. Being Japanese/not being Japanese enough; self-doubt and self-worth.
I am not Japanese (though I have visited and it was a HUGE thrill to revisit through reading) so this cultures intricacies are not mine, and yet Mizuki is so relatable, so down-to-earth I felt I was listening to a best friend. Someone I'd want to be friends with for sure.
Every chapter made me smile in recognition. Moments of motherhood that I know so well; Itami is particularly excellent on the deliciosity of babies. Also, Mizuki is funny! She's got sass and spike. This is the triumph of Itami's gemstone writing. So sharp! So SPARKLY!
Each chapter seems to be bookended by especially yummy sentences too. I'd finish one with an Oooh and then be immediately seduced by the start of the next. The whole book is a bento box of delights. I devoured it, I hope you will too.
#FaultLines by @EmilyItami is published by @Phoenix_Bks on the 27th May. Thank you to @gigicroft and @francescamain for the early proof. Link to pre-order https://uk.bookshop.org/a/20/9781474620246
