Race No Mura

[Machine Translation] I accompanied my college friend Sakuma back to his hometown, where I met strange villagers who live with ghosts... ("Ghost Watch"). Uzuki grew up in a women-only village, and Haruka suddenly disappears, telling him, "Don't be fooled. When Uzuki accidentally witnesses Sana's secret ritual, she realizes that there is a world she doesn't know... ("Lace Village"). Kyoko, who feels that her relationship with her husband is always a little off, has an accidental encounter with the manager of her part-time job... ("Soramawari no Ferris Wheel"). The days spent with Yumeji, the dog who became invisible, and his bedridden sister Ayako, who is prone to illness, are as fleeting as that snowy day... ("The Dog Who Turned Invisible" ). Includes 4 stories including the title story published in "Kotoba to".

大学の友人サクマの帰省に同行したぼくは、そこで幽霊と暮らす奇妙な村人たちと出会う...(『幽霊番』)。女性だけの村で育った卯月と、「騙されちゃ、だめよ」と云い、突然いなくなってしまったハルカ。サナさんの秘密の儀式を偶然目撃した卯月は、自分の知らない世界があることに気づいてしまう...(『レースの村』)。夫との関係はいつも少しずれていると感じる杏子はバイト先の店長とのふとしたはずみで起こった出来事により...(『空まわりの観覧車』)。透明になった犬の夢二、病気がちで寝たきりの姉綾子とともに過ごす日々はあの雪の日のように儚い...(『透明になった犬の話』)。「ことばと」掲載の表題作を含む4編を収録。