Description
In 1990s Tokyo, fifteen-year-old Hana lives with her young mother in precarious poverty—until Kimiko arrives, offering both companionship and a chance at something brighter. Together they open “Lemon,” a shabby bar that draws in unlikely regulars and gives Hana the first taste of stability, belonging, and the intoxicating feeling that her life might finally begin. But as the days in Sangenjaya narrow into secrets and bargains, sisterhood is tested by the very forces that promise escape: money, loyalty, and the cost of hope. With Mieko Kawakami’s razor-sharp, emotionally charged style, this bold novel explores sacrifice, betrayal, and the complicated bonds that can both save and destroy—leaving readers to ask what it really means to be “family.”
Available Editions
paperback
Random House
Published Mar 17, 2026
449 pages
ISBN: 9780593537732
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Details
First Published
2019
Language
jpn
Translation
From: jpn
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Sisters in Yellow by Mieko Kawakami.