A Japanese mother living in London has spent years holding her family together, quietly moving through the rhythms of daily life with care, routine, and the practiced performance of strength.
From the outside, nothing appears broken.
But beneath the surface, something inside her has begun to crack.
As memories she has long buried begin to return, the fragile balance of her inner world slowly starts to fracture. Between motherhood, cultural displacement, hidden depression, and the quiet pressure to keep going, she is forced to confront the version of herself she has spent years trying to contain.
Hibi - A Crack is a literary psychological novel about identity, emotional survival, and the silent unraveling that can happen behind ordinary lives. It is a story about what breaks, what remains, and the uncertain journey back to the self.