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Available on Jun 08, 2027 | 176 Pages
The critically acclaimed josei manga series from award-winning mangaka Tomoko Yamashita.
Makio Koudai has built a life entirely on her own terms. A reclusive novelist, she’s sharp-tongued, set in her ways, and far more at ease with the people she invents than the family she keeps at a distance.
But everything changes when her older sister dies unexpectedly, leaving behind a now-orphaned daughter, fifteen-year-old Asa. Every door in the family quietly closes but one . . . Makio’s. There starts the unsure journey of a prickly aunt and a grieving niece, figuring each other out one awkward day at a time.
Can two people who never expected to need each other make room for a life neither of them planned?
Makio Koudai has built a life entirely on her own terms. A reclusive novelist, she’s sharp-tongued, set in her ways, and far more at ease with the people she invents than the family she keeps at a distance.
But everything changes when her older sister dies unexpectedly, leaving behind a now-orphaned daughter, fifteen-year-old Asa. Every door in the family quietly closes but one . . . Makio’s. There starts the unsure journey of a prickly aunt and a grieving niece, figuring each other out one awkward day at a time.
Can two people who never expected to need each other make room for a life neither of them planned?
Author
Tomoko Yamashita
Tomoko Yamashita is a Japanese manga artist known for emotionally rich, character-driven stories. Her acclaimed works include Dining Bar Akira, The Night Beyond the Tricornered Window, and Ikoku Nikki, which have earned top rankings and nominations in major manga awards.
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