62
50
-
The lives of a couple that moved from Tokyo to a small place with a population of only sixty people.
Nomura Moeko's family has been shaken by the death of her older brother. Not very long afterward, Moeko's father makes the decision to take the son of one of his acquaintances into his home. Kiichi is a year younger than Moeko, and Moeko's father intends for the boy to become Moeko's little brother. Moeko doesn't dislike Kiichi, but it is difficult for her to deal with her new 'replacement' brother while she is still coming to terms with her grief. Kiichi, newly come from Tokyo, enjoys his new rural life by the ocean despite the obvious problems of his new family. Of course, life goes on, and as Moeko and Kiichi go to middle school and spend more time together, maybe the slow forging of their relationship will help their new family to be able to heal. (Source: MangaHelpers)
A popular author depicts the true happiness that exists amidst hardship and inconvenience. Miako is a 14-year-old girl who lost her parents and lives with her grandparents in Higashiyoshino Village, deep in the mountains of Nara Prefecture. One day, a young man in his 20s, Yu, comes from Tokyo next to her. He had given up everything, his job and his lover, and fled Tokyo. Umi Aoko cooks using seasonal ingredients from Higashiyoshino, based on her late mother's recipe book. The blessings of the earth, the warmth of home-cooked meals...the two slowly begin to connect with each other in their inconvenient but peaceful life in the countryside. A gem of a book in which a popular author uses food to explore the true happiness that exists amidst hardship and inconvenience!
