[About the Book]
Yua, a 27-year-old woman living with an “otherness” that deprives her of taste, fingerprints, and even tears, loses her place at work and ends up quitting her job. Just then, she meets Yoshizawa, a man who works at a flower shop. The first tears she ever shed-tears brought forth by meeting him-and the love that begins to bloom slowly melt away her long-held loneliness.
Yet a certain secret lies hidden in the origins of the two of them.

Woven together with evocative descriptions of Japan’s nature and seasons, this story of love gently resonates within the reader’s heart. Through the quiet transformations of Yua’s inner world, it asks profound questions about the mystery of people falling in love and what it means to “live” in today’s society-an ultimate tale of love.

[Author Profile]
Mayu Nozaki

Born in Hokkaido, Japan
Family: Lives with her husband and two beloved dogs, Ryosuke and Lily
Hobbies: Traveling, movies, kimono, tennis
Career: Health nurse, Hospital nurse