Trade Paperback |288 pages

From the critically acclaimed author ofRainbirdscomes a novel of tragedy anddark histories set in Japan.

University sophomore Miwako Sumida has hanged herself, leaving those closest to her reeling. In the months before her suicide, she was hiding away in a remote mountainside village, but what, or whom, was she running from?

To Ryusei, a fellow student at Waseda; Chie, Miwakos best friend; and Fumi, Ryuseis older sister, Miwako was more than the blunt, no-nonsense person she projected to the world. Heartbroken, Ryusei begs Chie to take him to the village where Miwako spent her final days. While he is away, Fumi receives an unexpected guest at their shared apartment in Tokyo, increasingly fearful that Miwakos death may ruin what is left of her brothers life. Expanding on the beautifully crafted world ofRainbirds, Clarissa Goenawan gradually pierces through a young womans careful faade, unmasking her most painful secrets.