Something happened when Ochika was 17 that caused her to shut herself off from society. She was sent to live with her uncle who asked her to listen to some 100 life changing stories. One of the stories touched her soul. As the wall around her crumbled, the cause of her self imposed isolation was also revealed. In Japanese. Annotation copyright Tsai Fong Books, Inc. Distributed by Tsai Fong Books, Inc.
See also 宮部 みゆき (Japanese language profile) and 宮部美幸 (Chinese language profile).
Miyuki Miyabe (宮部みゆき Miyabe Miyuki) is a popular contemporary Japanese author active in a number of genres including science fiction, mystery fiction, historical fiction, social commentary, and juvenile fiction. Miyabe started writing novels at the age of 23. She has been a prolific writer, publishing dozens of novels and winning many major literary prizes, including the Yamamoto Shūgorō Prize in 1993 for Kasha and the Naoki Prize in 1998 for Riyū [The Reason] (理由). A Japanese film adaptation of Riyû, directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi, was released in 2004.
This book is such a page-turner. I can hardly put it down... The mini stories are all connected in a way. Miyuki's writing captured my full attention, my senses flew with her stories. When I came to the last chapter, I was getting scared, especially it was already midnight.. I even had goosebumps on my arms.
The main character is so gentle . When I read her story, I felt for her and wish I could do something for her. Good work, Miyuki! Can't wait for the second and third parts of the series!