#Comfort #Thought-provoking
Kiriko's Crime Diary:
Hika Harada /Tokuma Shoten
Genre: Fiction
English Sample
Her works have been translated in many countries and are characterized by a heartwarming style, including themes of concerns unique to women, family, and cooking.
Rights sold: Korean
76-year-old Kiriko has lost her dearest friend, who shared her final moments, and is left with no surviving family. Faced with the sudden loneliness of old age and unwilling to burden anyone, she takes a drastic step—she decides to commit a crime in search of a life behind bars. This touching story follows a woman in an aging society as she embarks on a journey to find her final place in the world, discovering new friendships and a ray of hope that perfectly fits her.
Visualization:
Japanese Drama Series in October 2022 (on NHK )
Hika Harada 原田
Russian Thai Polish
#Heart warming #Gourmet
Set meal restaurant "Zatsu"：
By Hika Harada /Futaba Sha
978-4-575247275
Sayaka supports her husband with healthy home-cooked meals until he suddenly asks her for a divorce. Suspecting her husband cheating on her, who hides the reason, she scouts "Zatsu," a set meal restaurant where her husband frequently stops by. The restaurant, which serves rough and heavily seasoned dishes, is run by an elderly woman named "Zo-san," who runs the restaurant by herself with an unfriendly service. By chance, Sayaka ends up working part-time at this restaurant. The courage of these women of different personalities, ages, and positions to carve out their tomorrows is heartwarming. It is a heartwarming story of a "Zatsu" by a bestselling author.
#Heart warming #Sake
Lunch Sake：
By Hika Harada /Syoden Sha
978-4-396635343
Comic Ver.
Shoko Inumori's profession is a "watcher for hire." Her working hours are from night to morning. When she gets a request from a client with a special circumstance, she stays awake and keeps watch over whatever she's been asked to—whether it's a person, a pet, or anything else.
Shoko's only luxury is what she calls a "lunch sake," enjoyed after finishing her work, rather than a typical evening drink. As she reflects on the clients living with loneliness and wishes for the happiness of her daughter, who lives far away, she finds brief solace in the best lunch and drink.