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When sadness is as unstoppable as the torrential rain that day, Banana wants to tell us a story about understanding life from dreams. "Daisy Life" is a novella written by Japanese writer Banana Yoshimoto. The book tells the story of a pair of unrelated sisters who support each other. The protagonist Daisy was born without a father. Her mother died in a car accident when she was young. From then on, she could only rely on others. The reason why she can continue to live is because she has her best friend Daria. Later, Daria immigrated away from Japan with her mother, and the two girls, both named after flowers, protected each other when they were young. When they grew up and were far apart, they still felt each other and supported each other on the long road of life.

The relatives of the girl Sakurai Mikage left her one by one. When her only remaining relative, her grandmother, also passed away, she was left alone in the world. From then on, she could only sleep peacefully next to the refrigerator in the kitchen. At this time, Tanabe Yuichi, who had been cared for by her grandmother, and his transgender mother Eriko took her in. Through getting along day after day, she felt the warmth in this seemingly sick family. Starting from the kitchen, she slowly walked out of loneliness...

"People are afraid of defeating their weaker compatriots. They will have the illusion that their lives are about to end." A collection of healing short stories by Banana Yoshimoto, the queen of modern Japanese literature. "That aloe vera plant is saying, please don't cut me down." The grandmother who lived alone said this before she passed away. Grandma cherishes and shares weal and woe with plants. She is a careful and gentle "flower nurturing hand". I inherited the power from nature from her. Perhaps they are all trivial things that are taken for granted and not paid attention to in daily life, but they all contain extremely real feelings. This is a collection of healing short stories that integrate body, mind, and scenery. It contains a total of thirteen short stories. Many emotions are so accustomed to us that they are forgotten. However, although these emotions are small, they are worth cherishing.