Abstract

This is a secoond story of Koto Takimori's debut novel "The important things a cat taught me in a deep sadness" which suddenly sold over 100,000 copies. What is family? What is life?" and "What is family? A moving novel that cannot be read without tears.

I wonder where my place is.
I wonder Where I should cry.
Maybe I will never cry again. Maybe I will never cry for someone else. Because I have no family. I have no one to laugh with, no one cry with. I had always thought so as I wandered the end of loneliness.
Until I met that dog that day.
"Will you kidnap that dog with me?"
Hiromu, an 11-year-old boy who grew up without the warmth of family, made such a proposal to Mitsu-san, the director of a mobile library. The two plan to kidnap the dog to save it from being kept in a cramped shed. What is true happiness for the dog? What is a true place for us?
An 11-year-old boy and a 54-year-old middle-aged man encounter various people and incidents through their mobile library. They face their respective destinies and contemplate the meaning of life.

Author’s Information

Born in Ichikawa City, Chiba Pref. As a broadcaster, planned, composed, and wrote scripts for various programs such as "Experience the Miracle! In 2006, he became an independent writer and copywriter. In 2006, he became an independent writer and copywriter. Currently writes novels and children's stories, mainly on the theme of "emotion. She is a certified pet nurse and pet therapist.