For the sake of women everywhere Ms Shibata is going to pull off the mother of all
deceptions... 'Incredibly thought-provoking... you'll love Yagi's writing' STYLIST Ms
Shibata refuses to clear away the coffee at work one day because she's pregnant and can't bear
the smell. The only thing is . . . Ms Shibata is not pregnant. Being a mother-to-be isn't
easy. Ms Shibata has a nine-month ruse to keep up. Before long it becomes all-absorbing and
with the help of towel-stuffed shirts and a diary app that tracks every stage of her
'pregnancy' the boundary between her lie and her life begins to dissolve. Discover this
prizewinning thrillingly subversive new novel that's perfect for fans of Convenience Store
Woman and Breasts and Eggs . 'A subversive surreal read that will strike a cord' RED 'One
of the most passionate cases I've ever read for female interiority for women's creative pulse
and rich inner life' NEW YORKER Translated from the Japanese by David Boyd and Lucy North
