FINALISTforthe2022NationalBookCriticsCircleAwardforFictionABESTBOOKOF2022OprahDaily・TIMEMagazine・WashingtonPost・PublishersWeekly・LitHubBestsellingauthorofBreastsandEggsMiekoKawakamiinvitesreadersbackintoherimmediatelyrecognizablefictionalworldwiththisnew,extraordinarynovelanddemonstratesyetagainwhysheisoneoftoday’smostuncategorizable,insightful,andtalentednovelists.FuyukoIrieisafreelancecopyeditorinhermid-thirties.Workingandlivingaloneinacitywhereitisnoteasytoformnewrelationships,shehaslittleregularcontactwithanyoneotherthanhereditor,Hijiri,awomanofthesameagebutwithaverydifferentdisposition.WhenFuyukostopsonedayonaTokyostreetandnoticesherreflectioninastorefrontwindow,whatsheseesisadrab,awkward,andspiritlesswomanwhohaslackedthestrengthtochangeherlifeanddecidestodosomethingaboutit.Asthelongoverduechangeoccurs,however,painfulepisodesfromFuyuko’spastsurfaceandherbehaviorslipsfurtherandfurtherbeyondthepale.AlltheLoversintheNightisacuteandinsightful,entertainingandengaging;itwillmakereaderslaugh,anditwillmakethemcry,butitwillalsoremindthem,asonlythebestbooksdo,thatsometimesthepainisworthit.“IntheskilledhandsofBettandBoyd,Kawakami’sproseisinstantlyrecognizable--immediate,incisive,andunfailinglyhonest.“--KatieKitamura,EntertainmentWeekly(AMostAnticipatedBookof2022)
