Great characters in a superb plot, full of beautiful vivid settings and deep insight.
In a remote island in the Pacific northwest, Ruth is fighting with her writer's block as her husband, a super-understanding naturalist is having his own struggle with the climate change.
One day, a hello kitty lunchbox washes upon the shore with the diary of a Japanese girl named Nao. She find herself absorbed by being bullied at school ( cruelest parts ever) and by her family coming apart: her mother disappears behind her new job and her unemployed father wanders through the city at night.
However, the magic moments happen when Nao's 104-year-old grandmother comes into scene: she is a Buddhist priest living in a mountainside place, full of trees and the sound of the ocean. Nao decides to retell her grandmother's history before ending her own life.
As you can see, this narrative containes a lot of dramatic elements. However, the author's tone displays humour to soften the blows that are waiting for the reader.
Highly recommended for those who enjoy an interesting plot with well-crafted characters struggling with the issues our nowadays society entails.
Ana Ovejero
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