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In the Tokyo suburbs, four women work the draining graveyard shift at a boxed‑lunch factory. Burdened with chores, heavy debts, and isolation from husbands and children, each secretly dreams of a way out of their dead‑end lives. Set against the backdrop of Tokyo’s urban grit, the story examines the personal struggles of working women and the social pressures that keep them trapped.
The novel blends elements of mystery and crime, touching on the underworld of the Yakuza and the broader social conditions that frame the characters’ lives.
First publish date: 2003
Genre: Crime Fiction/Organized Crime
Authors: 桐野夏生
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