Hachigatsu No Roku Nichikan

[Machine Translation] I am the sub-editor-in-chief of a literary magazine at the age of 40. I have been working diligently, but I often feel worn out, perhaps because of my natural competitive nature and clumsiness. Three years ago, I broke up with the man I was living with. It was during this time of life's ups and downs that I found something that opened my heart and soul: hiking in the mountains. The beauty and fearlessness of the mountains in each season. A once-in-a-lifetime encounter with people from all walks of life. My heart gradually became relaxed through many coincidental encounters. But little by little, but surely, the environment surrounding me is changing, and I hear unexpected news... A "working mountain girl" novel for all those who live in a world that is difficult to live in!

40歳目前、文芸誌の副編集長をしている“わたし”。ひたむきに仕事をしてきたが、生来の負けず嫌いと不器用さゆえか、心を擦り減らすことも多い。一緒に住んでいた男とは、3年前に別れた。そんな人生の不調が重なったときに、わたしの心を開いてくれるもの―山歩きと出逢った。四季折々の山の美しさ、怖ろしさ。様々な人との一期一会。いくつもの偶然の巡り合いを経て、心は次第にほどけていく。だが少しずつ、けれど確実に自分を取り巻く環境が変化していくなかで、わたしは思いもよらない報せを耳にして...。生きづらい世の中を生きる全ての人に贈る“働く山女子”小説!