A No Kuni He Mizu to Ryu No Musume Tachi

[Machine Translation] After fertility treatment, Toko divorces her husband after he has a child with an unfaithful partner. Upon returning to her hometown, she finds her late grandfather's trunk, which is a door to another world. She is transported to a harsh world where magic reigns and she is assigned to take care of a village girl named Muryu. From the first moment she meets her, Taoko is somehow smitten with Mulieu. She is told that Mulieu will participate in the Roku-celebration ceremony that takes place once every 60 years at the castle, a life-threatening ritual in which girls compete against each other. Can Taako protect Mulieu and survive? A moving story for all mothers and daughters. The 54th Noma Children's Literature Award winner's first full-length work for the general public!

不妊治療の末、夫が浮気相手と子どもを作り、離婚した塔子。帰った故郷で見つけた亡き祖父のトランクは、異世界への扉だった。魔力が支配する過酷な世界「亜ノ国」に飛ばされ、塔子は村の娘ムリュの世話係を任される。一目会ったときから、なぜかムリュに夢中になる塔子。六十年に一度城で行われる「六祝の儀」にムリュも参加するというが、それは少女達が競い合う、命がけの儀式だった。塔子はムリュを守り、生き残れるのか。すべての母と娘に贈る感動の物語。第54回野間児童文芸賞作家初の一般向け長編!