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Search results show paperback editions. Two size listings appear: 7.5 in (H) × 5.0 in (W) and 8.1 in (H) × 5.5 in (W) × 0.7 in (D).

The listings include English and Spanish editions.

The editions are categorized as Fiction / Literary. The product listings show a suggested age of "22 Years and Up."

The novel follows Tsukiko, a thirty-eight-year-old woman who lives alone and unexpectedly reconnects with a former high-school teacher; their relationship grows from shared meals and drinks into a hesitant, poignant intimacy.

The book repeatedly uses seasonal and food-and-drink imagery—warm sake and chilled beer appear alongside nature details from buds to cherry blossoms. Chapters are often described as haiku-like, with references to the moon and mushroom picking.

Review excerpts describe the novel as simply and earnestly told, profound in its exploration of human connection, subtle and atmospheric, and often haiku-like in its seasonal imagery.