Lie Concierge: Stories

With charmingly dry humor, these 11 stories take us inside the minds of ordinary women in Japan as they juggle life and work.

Minori cancels an appointment with a difficult acquaintance by telling an innocent lie. Eventually her niece Saki, Saki’s university classmate Tanioka, and Minori’s boss at work, Director Kojima, ask for Minori’s guidance to save them from their own challenging situations.

Ms. Nakayama finds a unique way to relieve stress in the employee parking lot. Ms. Kurata struggl...