Watashi No Koto, Sukidatta?

[Machine Translation] Mikiko, once a popular announcer, now works daily in the position of chief, managing young female announcers. Being single, she faces mixed reactions, not only within the TV station but also from those around her at the age of 42. One day, she is reunited with a friend from her college days, Kenichi, which causes some kind of stir in her heart... Problems arise for Kenichi, who is supposed to be happily remarried after divorcing his best friend Misato. Then Misato's illness recurs... You may think that your 40s are not so different from your younger days, but they are clearly different. The quintessence" of Mariko Hayashi's romance literature depicts the way of life of people in their 40s, who nevertheless do not lose their brilliance.

かつて人気アナウンサーだった美季子は、現在、チーフという立場で若い女子アナたちの管理職として日々働いている。独身であるがゆえに、42歳という年齢にテレビ局内はもちろんのこと、周囲の反応はさまざまだ。ある日、大学時代の友人・兼一と再会したことで、彼女の心の中に何かしらの波紋が生じる…。親友の美里と離婚後、再婚して幸せになったはずの兼一に起こる問題。そして美里は病気が再発して…。若いころとそれほど変わらないと思っていても、明らかに違う40代。それでも輝きを失わない40代の生き方を描く、林真理子の恋愛文学の「真髄」。