Arrogance and Virtue

byMizuki Tsujimura, Yumi Tanaka (Translator)

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THE MULTI-AWARDWINNING MILLION-COPY BESTSELLER by the author of Lonely Castle in the Mirror and Lost Souls Meet Under a Full Moon

A Japanese re-imagined PRIDE AND PREJUDICE - the eye-opening tale of what it's like to find your perfect spouse in a judgemental, pressurised world
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Are you arrogant, or just way too good?

Mami and Kakeru, a couple in their late thirties, are looking forward to their wedding. Then Mami goes missing.

She had shared a warning about her stalker months ago. Now Kakeru worries he didn't give it enough attention.

Wracked with worry, he visits Ms Onazato, a business-minded matchmaker, with an uncanny knack for seeing who suits who.

Together, they resolve to track down his missing fiancee and uncover what made her bolt.

But just as it takes two to tango, there is always your partner's version of a story.

Circling back on everything we've read, we hear from the vanished Mami - what pushed her to take such desperate measures? And who or rather what was she trying to escape?

A fascinating character-led mystery set in the goldfish bowl of marriage and dating, told from dual points of view, as we explore why high expectations and self-doubt are keeping one couple apart, and how courage and honesty help them find a solution.

Japanese readers love ARROGANCE AND VIRTUE:
‘I read it on one sitting. Such an unexpected ending for me’ *****
‘The more I read, the more I couldn’t put it down’ *****
‘More than just a book about relationships, it went so deep’ *****
‘A highly immersive work and you can’t help empathising’ *****

Made into a blockbuster Japanese-language movie in September 2024

About Mizuki Tsujimura

MIZUKI TSUJIMURA is the much-loved author of million-copy-bestselling mystery and puzzlebox novels. Lost Souls Meet Under a Full Moon explores our relationship with the memories of deceased loved ones and what gives our lives meaning. It was made into a high-budget Japanese-language film and won a newcomer award. Its sequel, How to Hold Someone in Your Heart, was also a huge bestseller, cementing the appeal of Tsujimura’s unique combination of emotion, mystery and magic. She is the author of the groundbreaking novel Lonely Castle in the Mirror, which was also adapted for anime and manga and which combines real-world fantasy with important themes of mental health and friendship. Tsujimura has won many awards, including the Japan Booksellers' Award and the Naoki Prize, and is published worldwide. English-language editions of many of her works, including True Mothers and Arrogance and Virtue (now a major Japanese-language) are due to be published soon.

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