Lie Concierge: Stories

With charmingly dry humor, these eleven stories take us inside the minds of ordinary women in Japan as they juggle life and work.

When a new acquaintance inspires more anxiety than excitement, Minori comes up with an excuse to cancel their plans. This small, seemingly harmless lie sets Minori on an unexpected path, and soon she’s offering creative solutions to the social dilemmas of her niece, her niece’s classmate, and even her own boss. At a certain point, she has to ask herself: Is all th...