This item has been stored at home. The contents are in very good condition, but it is old and has aged over time. We appreciate your understanding and ask that you bid if you agree. A chronic latecomer—it was rare to find someone so casual about keeping appointments. A liar—she was good at telling big lies, but also good at small tricks. A thief—no matter where you looked, nothing you received from that person would ever turn up. She was always taking things away. This book reveals for the first time the unknown "true face of Kuniko Mukoda," a woman known for 20 years as a partner. Kuniko Mukoda, Unknown to Anyone Perhaps I have spent all this time writing about that person's unhappiness. In her real life, Ms. Mukoda seemed to have half-given up on the living room where she sat as a housewife. Perhaps that's why she was able to write such a warm living room. Perhaps she was able to perfectly depict the happiness of a single flower because she thought it would probably never come to her. Writing about happiness must have been a lonely job for Ms. Mukoda. I can almost see her throwing down her pen on the manuscript paper after finishing writing about one happiness, and biting her nails absentmindedly. (From the text) Lateness The Purse Strings Soseki The Smell of a Name Fingernails The Old Boss Spring Has Come The Private Mukoda Library Leftovers from Last Night Stylish Thief [and others] From Reviews: The writing is extremely skillful. It is detailed, precise, and easy to understand, and the writing is wonderful. Many people point out the "sensual" writing that depicts the femininity, cuteness, and affection that Ms. Kuniko Mukoda would occasionally show while working. She was cherished for twenty years, "without even touching." Is Ms. Mukoda in heaven, smiling and saying, "Oh, don't go around saying so much"? Did Mr. Kuze think, "I'll be there soon. I'll listen to your complaints then"? Judging from the reports, Mr. Kuze's end was relatively painless. Ms. Mukoda's end was also instantaneous. There is no way to know what kind of conversation the two are having now. This book is a beautiful essay in which Mr. Kuze, who spent many years with Kuniko Mukoda, depicts her charm in an extremely personal way, and in that sense, completely. Mr. Kuze's writing, even in a short book review, has a somewhat sensual and poignant feel, which I like, but I thought there was no writing as bewitching and full of charm as this book.