Great life stories interconnected. We are here in the intimate where several narrators take turns to share snapshots of their experiences. The reader shares of Japanese life of the protagonists, in small things or in their life choices, through past and present they share their deepest thoughts anecdotes. This book in its aspect of small light stories open reflections on the meaning of life, our love, our definition of happiness and of circumstances that have made us what we are. A well-written contemporary Japanese book which is in line with Aki Shimazaki.