This book was awarded the 142 Naoki prize in 2010. Its theme is "Who is the soul mate?"The central character, Akio is born in the elite family, and he has been suffering from his mediocrity. He gets married to one beautiful woman who is also ordinary, against the family's will.
But, one day, he is betrayed by her. In the truth, she has been loving the former lover.
He'd realized that she wasn't the his fate. During his tough time, one coworker, Toukai had been hearing his sufferings. And he got to be more interested in her.
In the end, there was a sad farewell.
It is a short story which is written with light touch.
After reading, I've developed a feeling of emptiness about love.
Actually, many people must enjoy the love, moment to moment. This is a real world in Japan.
But I still hope to meet my fate who loves only me. In reality, I should be more practical about love.
