Tell Chan (Shincho Bunko)

[Machine Translation] Etel, nicknamed Teru, married into a northern town from the Philippines. Her happy married life is short-lived when her husband dies suddenly. What awaits her as she struggles to stay in Japan, where customs are different, and raise her children... She overcomes various incidents, including the care and death of her mother-in-law and the unexpected proposal of a young man, with a heart as soft as a full moon. This is a heartwarming story of tears and laughter, depicting the now nostalgic human contact.

フィリピンから北の町に嫁いできたエテル、愛称テルちゃん。幸せな結婚生活もつかの間、夫が急死。風習の違う日本に残って子供を育てながら奮闘する彼女の行く手に待っていたものは…。義母の介護と死、予期しない青年のプロポーズなど、さまざまな事件を乗り切って行く満月みたいなまあるい心のテルちゃん。今やなつかしき人と人との触れ合いを描いた、涙と笑いのほのぼの物語。