Will My Touch Make You Feel Any Less Lonely?, (Paperback)

<em>For the emotionally adventurous, the ethically conflicted, and the romantically bruised...</em><p></p> <p></p>Imagine a garment stitched from silk and regret, lined with ambition, and hemmed in betrayal. Now imagine wearing it across three continents, through the neon-lit alleys of Tokyo, the smoky jazz bars of New York, and the quiet, snow-covered streets of Aomori. That's what reading this novel feels like.<p></p>You'll meet Makoto Tanaka, a young man with a Waseda education, a taste for indie records, and a talent for seduction-of women, of markets, of fate itself. He's a stockbroker by day, a lover by night, and a liar in between. He marries the boss's daughter. He falls for a teenage McDonald's cashier. He writes letters. He disappears. He returns. He sins. He repents. He sins again.<p></p>This is not a love story. It's a ledger of emotional transactions-some paid in full, others left in arrears.<p></p>You'll encounter Mariko, the porcelain bride with a spine of steel; Mary, the American girl who learns Japanese and heartbreak in equal measure; Nami, the flight attendant who serves tea, turbulence, and temptation; Satomi, the unexpected redemption, found not in a hotel room but in a home.<p></p>There are minders. There are mistresses. There are moments of such aching beauty-like a handkerchief folded with care or a whispered apology in a darkened room-that you'll forget to breathe.<p></p>And yes, there is a baby. And a golf club. And a karaoke bar. And a kokeshi doll that watches everything.<p></p>

• Will My Touch Make You Feel Any Less Lonely?, (Paperback)
• Author: Culicidae Press, LLC
• ISBN: 9781683151760
• Format: Paperback
• Publication Date: 2026-02-01
• Page Count: 408