Description
In the quiet, demanding days of caring for an elderly, dying father-in-law, Akiko’s life narrows to the practical rhythms of the kitchen, the bathroom, and the workplace—yet her inner world widens with questions about duty, identity, and what it means to age. As she moves between tradition and expectation, the novel traces how a working woman negotiates love and obligation while confronting the emotional weight of decline and loss. With Ariyoshi’s keen, humane realism, the story illuminates the often-invisible labor of caregiving and the gendered pressures that shape women’s choices. Ultimately, it’s a portrait of resilience at the edge of “twilight years,” where tenderness, exhaustion, and selfhood collide.
Available Editions
paperback
Kodansha America
Published Jan 1, 1993
216 pages
ISBN: 9780870118524
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Details
First Published
1984
Language
eng
Translation
From: jpn
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