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The dialogue is sharp and never feels forced. Recommended if the description sounds like your thing.
Claire Kaur · 7/15/2026
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Fiction & Sci-Fi
What's Left of Me is Yours
by Stephanie Scott
4.7 · 3 reviews · 5 copies sold
Ebook specifications
- Pages
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- Reading time
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- File size
- 0.4 MB
- Published
- 4/20/2020
- ISBN
- 9781474610902
- Formats
- EPUB
Book synopsis
In the shadows of Tokyo's legal system, a young woman discovers the devastating truth about her mother's death and the industry that facilitated it. Rina Satō’s life was systematically dismantled by a wakaresaseya—a 'marriage breakup' agent hired by her own husband to seduce her and provide grounds for divorce. Decades later, her daughter Sumiko pieces together the tabloid headlines and court records to reclaim her family's stolen history. This gripping narrative explores the dangerous intersection of professional deception and genuine obsession in modern Japan.
What you'll take away
- Discover the secretive world of the wakaresaseya, Japan's real-life 'marriage breakup' industry.
- Follow a daughter's emotional journey to reclaim her mother's identity and family name.
- Explore the thin, dangerous line between professional seduction and genuine romantic love.
- Examine the lasting ripple effects of a high-profile criminal trial on the survivors left behind.
- Uncover the legal and social complexities of divorce and betrayal in 1990s Tokyo.
#japan
#literary thriller
#true crime inspired
#family secrets
#tokyo
#legal drama
About the author
Stephanie Scott
Stephanie Scott is an acclaimed author whose work delves into the complexities of Japanese society and legal history. She spent years researching the wakaresaseya industry to bring this haunting story of love and betrayal to life.
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Exactly what I wanted
Gets to the point without padding. Worth far more than what I paid.
Chris Kaur · 5/30/2026
Better than expected
Verified buyer
Read it on a long flight and the time flew. Worth far more than what I paid.
James Okafor · 4/27/2026
