The Temptation of Not Going Home
by K
About This Novel
Naoki Award winner Yamamoto Fumio's masterpiece novel is similar to the hit "The First Half of My Life". Mayumi, an urban white-collar worker, became a full-time housewife after getting married. Her husband Hideaki, who works as a salesperson in a residential construction company, is gentle and considerate, and her daughter is cute and well-behaved. She thought her dream life had finally come true, but she was overwhelmed by the unchanging days and determined to return to the workplace. However, her husband became increasingly reticent and difficult to communicate with each day. Eggplant Taro has a stable job and a warm family. His wife Ayako keeps the house in order, and his two sons are smart and lively. He thinks this is a happy life. For the sake of his family, Taro decided to find a residential construction company to renovate the old house. However, after that, Ayako often went out mysteriously. In the reflection of thousands of lights, the happy family is as fragile as a phantom. When the promise of staying together for a lifetime turns into an unchanging ordinary life, how should men and women face all this?
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