K. Uminoko’s life is an elaborate balancing act. A former journalist turned Tarot-reading, wave-chasing MFA student, she’s hiding from her parents’ expectations and the shadow of her looming 40th birthday. Playing the role of a carefree 28-year-old surfer in millennium-era Honolulu, she’s convinced herself that her latest crush—a Keanu Reeves doppelgänger—is the key to her happiness.
But when her imagined romance collides with reality, Uminoko faces a humiliating wake-up call and the deeply ingrained sexism of surf culture. With her self-image crumbling, she must confront her fears, her past, and the limits of wishful thinking.
Summoning her inner strength, Uminoko fights to reclaim not only her spot in the lineup but the life she truly wants—on her own terms.
