Abstract

A book to treasure for a lifetime!
A story of bonds and growth centered on a girl who can see the future.

"So... it was okay for me to be born, and to have lived my life. Wasn't it?"

Life is filled with little miracles—surely, as many as there are stars in the sky.
Now, run through this extraordinary life!
Passing the love you have received onto the next person...

Mana Yamamura, a junior high school student, occasionally catches glimpses of the near future. Ever since she was blessed with this mysterious power, a faint, lingering premonition of loss has haunted her life.
Missed connections with her birth mother, parting ways with her best friend, escaping from her lover...
At the end of days filled with crossing paths of conflict and sorrow, what is the most precious "miracle" of her entire life that she finally grasps?!

—A poignant anthem to life that will move you to tears!
A tale of miracles and healing brought to you by Gen Kato.
A heartwarming human fantasy masterpiece that will make you realize what true happiness is!

Author’s Information

Born in Kanagawa Prefecture and raised in Tokyo, Gen Kato studied at the Department of Literary Arts, Nihon University College of Art, before leaving prior to graduation. She is a member of the Mystery Writers of Japan. In 2009, she made her literary debut with Yamahime-sho (Kodansha), which won the 4th Shosetsu Gendai Chigai Shinjin Sho (Novel Gendai New Writers Award for Long Fiction). Her novel Nakingara, Yonda Hito (The Person I Called Out to While Crying / Shogakukan) earned the #1 spot in the "Sawa-Besu" awards hosted by Morioka’s famous Sawaya Bookstore. Published in 2011, Yome no Yuigon (The Daughter-in-Law's Last Will / Kodansha) received passionate support from bookstore clerks across the country and became a bestseller.

Her other notable works include Welcome to Hikage Inn (Hayakawa Publishing), The Tales of Watanuki-tei (Poplar Publishing), Hebi no Michiyuki (Kodansha), Unagi Joshi (Kobunsha), I Fell in Love with Someone Else (PHP Institute), What Seems to be the Problem Today? and They Are Crazy (both Shueisha), as well as Custard, Lotus, and The Forest Monster (all Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha). Her stories, filled with clumsy yet heartwarming human touch, have won her a wide following across generations.