[DeepL Translation - needs review] Naoki Prize-winning author Mitsuyo Kakuta has put all her energy into writing this heart-wrenching masterpiece. Kiwako abducts her adulterous lover's baby and lives on the run from Tokyo to Nagoya and Shodoshima, where she is hidden by women. Will there be light in the fugitive life of a false mother and child, and what happens to Kaoru afterwards? A nonstop suspense depicting extreme motherhood. Winner of the 2nd Chuo Koron Literary Award.
(Translator: DeepL)
