A woman who single-mindedly pursued her beloved poetry and literature even though she lived in poverty. What is the turbulent life she lived through with her friends and the man of her destiny as she chased her dreams? Yukari Takahashi vividly depicts Fumiko Hayashi's masterpiece.

"Why couldn't I sleep with him?" After giving birth to their son, Sachi couldn't even bear the mere touch of her husband, Naka. She was so much in love with him, and she still is. But her body just refuses to let him near. What will happen to their marriage? Also included in the book are two other stories, *Dekitara Yobai* and *Ultra Romantic*

The slightly strange New Zealand-born Mr. Perry and Okiraku Japanese Fumiko's dining table was one of a different culture and poverty. Make steaks and pork cutlets by layering fluffy meat, make furikake with ingredients that have a dangerous expiration date, cover the menu with boiled hijiki for the next day, and fill your heart with sea bream soup and takikomi rice (198 yen per pack). It's a tear-jerking but happy poor meal. A loose and delicious recipe comic essay drawn by Fumiko Tokuno, who gained attention with "Uterus, Respond."