Mi Oboe No Aru Basho

[Machine Translation] Yuriko gave birth to a daughter, Chigusa, without getting married. While working part-time at a supermarket, Chigusa stays with her mother, Nahoko. The house where her mother lives alone after her father leaves is a "familiar place" for Yuriko. Chigusa's image brings back memories of her family's days and the memories that haunted her. As the mother becomes involved in Yuriko and Chigusa's lives, she gradually goes off the rails.... This remarkable novel painstakingly depicts the conflict between mother and daughter, and the anguish that each of them faces.

結婚をしないまま、娘・千草を産んだゆり子。スーパーのパート勤めの間、千草は母・菜穂子のもとに。父が出ていったあとに一人暮らす母のいる家は、ゆり子の「見憶えのある場所」だった。千草の姿に重なるように家族の日々と忌わしい記憶が蘇る。母はゆり子と千草の生活にかかわるうちに、次第に常軌を逸していく…。母と娘の確執、それぞれが抱える苦悩を丹念に描く注目の小説。