Ichijiku No Mori (Shincho Bunko)

[Machine Translation] On a drizzly afternoon, Izumi Shintani runs away from home, unable to bear her husband's violence any longer. Looking for a place to hide, she lands in an ordinary provincial town, where she is hired as a housekeeper by an elderly painter who is stubbornly stubborn. As Izumi spends her days in the pouring rain, time passes quietly, and she meets an unexpected person.... A story of love and rebirth for a man and woman who are trapped and have lost everything. Winner of the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology's Art Encouragement Prize.

小雨の降りしきる午後、夫の暴力に耐え切れなくなった新谷泉は、家を飛び出した。隠れ場所を捜し、ごくありふれた地方都市に降り立った彼女は、狷介な高齢の女性画家に家政婦として雇われることになる。降り続く雨のなか、時間だけが静かに流れゆく日々を過ごす泉は、思いがけない人物と出会う...。追いつめられ、全てを失った男女の愛と再生の物語。芸術選奨文部科学大臣賞受賞。