Murasaki Yamada (1948–2009)

First published in the 80s and reads like it could've been written yesterday. I am so happy to see older, landmark manga works still getting English translations and US publications.

Real Housewives of Tokyo - 1980s edition.

A lonely mother in her thirties copes with the slice of life drama of raising her two daughters and wrangling her distant husband, a salaryman with long work hours and a wandering eye. Adrift on a sea of minor day-to-day events, Chiharu Yamakawa's angst and philosophizing lead to the realization that she is capable of raising her own sails and changing tack.

It's a slow burn, but her evolution is engaging.