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This novel and its protagonist, Mizuki, balance the life of a doting mother against her desires for a freer existence. Though she loves her family, Mizuki’s marriage of over a decade has began to grow stale and she is often nostalgic for her days as a singer. She wonders, if she had only tried harder,Continue reading “‘Fault Lines’ by Emily Itami is a Hilarious Existential Rollercoaster”