<p><b>For the sake of women everywhere, Ms Shibata is going to pull off the mother of all deceptions...</b><br><br>''Incredibly thought-provoking... you''ll love Yagi''s writing''<b> STYLIST</b><br><br>Ms Shibata refuses to clear away the coffee at work one day, because she''s pregnant and can''t bear the smell. The only thing is . . . Ms Shibata is not pregnant.<br><br>Being a mother-to-be isn''t easy. Ms Shibata has a nine-month ruse to keep up. Before long, it becomes all-absorbing, and with the help of towel-stuffed shirts and a diary app that tracks every stage of her ''pregnancy'', the boundary between her lie and her life begins to dissolve.<br><br><b>Discover this prizewinning, thrillingly subversive new novel that''s perfect for fans of<i> Convenience Store Woman</i> and <i>Breasts and Eggs</i>.</b><br><br>''A subversive, surreal read that will strike a cord'' <b>RED</b><br><br>''One of the most passionate cases I''ve ever read for female interiority, for women''s creative pul