This is a story about the tides: about drawing near and drifting away, about quiet perseverance, waiting without hope, and tenderness that arrives too late.
The heroine, Qiu Nan, spent the first twenty years of her life walking through shadows most people can hardly imagine. There is no need to elaborate on or explain her past. It is not the subject of this novel, only a part of her life, like a dark reef beneath the sea, cold and hard, yet long since silent.
This book has no melodramatic twists. It is not a grand, sweeping romance, but a gradual closeness, a steady companionship, and the process of learning to trust, little by little.
A healing, redemptive pure romance.
This is the story of her and him, and of her making peace with herself.
If you're willing to turn these pages patiently, remember: tenderness always comes slowly, but that is what makes it all the more real.
Dedicated to those who have been hurt by life, yet still yearn for the light. (The heroine's past is admittedly very dark, but since this is a story of healing and redemption, her physical and emotional wounds will eventually be fully healed.)
This book has changed my own prejudices. Its theme and label may not make people want to read it, but I believe that people who really read it will like this book and taste the taste of this cup of "coffee". Those who move forward will not be defined by a stagnant past