Hitogata Nagashi (Shincho Bunko)

[Machine Translation] Senba, Makiko, and Misa, girlfriends who have shared precious moments with each other since their teenage years. In the midst of life's harsh trials and tribulations, Senba thinks, "When one lives, the only thing that gives one strength is one's own life. When a person lives, the only thing that gives him strength is whether or not he has someone who sincerely wishes him to be alive. When she was a child, she wrote her wishes on a piece of paper made in the shape of a human being and floated it down the river with her mother... In the passing time of her life, her wishes and prayers overlap each other in this long novel that deeply touches the bonds between people.

十代の頃から、大切な時間を共有してきた女友達、千波、牧子、美々。人生の苛酷な試練のなかで、千波は思う。「人が生きていく時、力になるのは自分が生きていることを切実に願う誰かが、いるかどうか」なのだと。幼い頃、人の形に作った紙に願い事を書いて、母と共に川に流した…流れゆく人生の時間のなかで祈り願う想いが重なりあう-人と人の絆に深く心揺さぶられる長編小説。