"I will return with the rain" is a novel full of charm a little naive, poetry and tenderness, of love and the simple joys of everyday life, but also on memory and time. The author, who has modeled the relationship between Mio and Takumi on the one he lives with his wife, was appalled that "their relationship can be seen as the idealized form of love that binds two normal people." It must be said that in a society like Japan, where marriage is often a matter of reason, love is not always the place that he be granted in the West ...
The explanation of the return of Mio, in the end, somewhat reminiscent of an American novel that has been extremely successful there a few years ago, and that I will not name so as not to spoil the surprise ending, to which we adhere or not . I do not know if the author of that novel was inspired or if the similarity is pure coincidence.
"I will return with the rain" is a very pretty novel, became bestseller in Japan, which presents three strong endearing protagonists and secondary characters (like the professor and his silent dog Number) all authentic and friendly. A novel while modesty and emotion, to escape the bustle and stress of modern life ...
