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.

About the Author

Emi Yagi is an editor at a women’s magazine in Japan. She was born in 1988 and lives in Tokyo. Diary of a Void is her first novel; it won the Osamu Dazai Prize, awarded annually to the best debut work of fiction.

Product details

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Vintage (3 August 2023); Penguin Random House Ireland Limited; productsafety@penguin.co.uk
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 224 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1529114810
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1529114812

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