# The Dilemmas of Working Women

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- Book: [The Dilemmas of Working Women](https://www.bookquiver.com/fumio-yamamoto/the-dilemmas-of-working-women) ([The Dilemmas of Working Women.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/fumio-yamamoto/the-dilemmas-of-working-women.md))
- Authors: [Fumio Yamamoto](https://www.bookquiver.com/fumio-yamamoto)
- Publisher: virago
- Medium: ebook
- ISBN: 978-03-4901-920-8
- Published: 2025-07-03
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: E-book

## Description

The classic Japanese bestseller published in English for the very first time - a darkly funny and relatable book portraying the lives of five women 'Witty, wise and thought-provoking' Cecelia Ahern 'Crackles and pops with humour, empathy and intelligence' Lisa Owens, author of Not Working 'So brilliantly written that I kept trying to memorise sentences in order to repeat them to people later' Roxy Dunn, author of As Young as This Izumi needs to get a job. Haruka needs to stop talking about how she once had cancer. Katō needs to get through a shift at the convenience store without being harassed. Mito needs to break up with her boyfriend - or marry him. Sumie just needs somewhere to live. In this classic Japanese bestseller, published in English twenty-five years after it took Japan by storm, the lives of five ordinary women are depicted with irresistible humour and searing emotional insight.