For the sake of women everywhere Ms Shibata is going to pull off the mother of all deceptions...Incredibly thoughtprovoking... youll love Yagis writing STYLISTMs Shibata refuses to clear away the coffee at work one day because shes pregnant and cant bear the smell. The only thing is . . . Ms Shibata is not pregnant.Being a mothertobe isnt easy. Ms Shibata has a ninemonth ruse to keep up. Before long it becomes allabsorbing and with the help of towelstuffed 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 thats perfect for fans of Convenience Store Woman and Breasts and Eggs.A subversive surreal read that will strike a cord REDOne of the most passionate cases Ive ever read for female interiority for womens creative pulse and rich inner life NEW YORKERTranslated from the Japanese by David Boyd and Lucy North