About This Novel
Miura Shion, winner of the Naoki Award and the Japan Bookstore Award, is a new masterpiece that once again writes about the spirit of craftsmanship after "Tada Convenience House", "Weaving a Boat" and "Strong Wind". Miura Shion is a talented writer who impressed Hayao Miyazaki. This book combines various writing characteristics and is her masterpiece after winning the bookstore award. She once again takes you into the lonely world of craftsmen with her simple and concise writing style, redefining your relationship with the world. The secret to happiness is to live calmly with time. A fine hairpin craftsman and a retired bank employee, two uncles with a combined age of 146 may seem to have different personalities, but for some reason they have become lifelong friends. Cherry blossoms in spring, fireworks in summer, cirocumulus clouds in autumn, river surface in winter... Year after year, every day spent in this small town is so ordinary. Until one day, the news that a young couple was getting married broke the tranquility...
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"Rather than trying your best to let each other see the best side of you, when you see each other's despicability, forgive each other's selfishness, and accept your own complexity, you can become truly close like never before. Even if you have no choice but to see the other side that disappoints you, for unreal partners, this may still be closer to love than the usual acting."
In those days when you can only hear your breathing, you understand that loneliness is life.
Maybe this is what love is like
His age-appropriate face was full of wrinkles, and his baby-fat cheeks from the blind date were now naturally sunken, but his translucent complexion and the little hands that made Guozheng's heart seem to have not changed at all. No, it seems to be more dazzling than before. The more depth of knowledge in her eyes, the more dazzling it will be. It turns out that my wife is such a beautiful woman. An emotion that was neither regret nor pride welled up in Guozheng's chest.
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Community(0)
Official(3)Scraped 3d ago
"Rather than trying your best to let each other see the best side of you, when you see each other's despicability, forgive each other's selfishness, and accept your own complexity, you can become truly close like never before. Even if you have no choice but to see the other side that disappoints you, for unreal partners, this may still be closer to love than the usual acting."
In those days when you can only hear your breathing, you understand that loneliness is life.
Maybe this is what love is like
His age-appropriate face was full of wrinkles, and his baby-fat cheeks from the blind date were now naturally sunken, but his translucent complexion and the little hands that made Guozheng's heart seem to have not changed at all. No, it seems to be more dazzling than before. The more depth of knowledge in her eyes, the more dazzling it will be. It turns out that my wife is such a beautiful woman. An emotion that was neither regret nor pride welled up in Guozheng's chest.
