In the story, 33-year-old Kanazawa native Noriko had decided long ago not to accept an ordinary, provincial life for herself. So, she had gone to college in Tokyo, worked on her own, married a man at an elite trading firm, and had a child. She has just returned home from five years abroad with her husband and four-year-old son. However, she senses a large emptiness in her heart since coming back. Moreover, there is a man who shares a big secret with Noriko.
Mimi, a wife in her late 20s, leaves her family and begins living with a young man.
Hatoko, a business woman, faces her upcoming 40th birthday and reunites with the person with whom she shared her first kiss in middle school, over two decades ago.
A story about a 43 year-old typical housewife with 2 children. She does everything the right way, but never gets the right result. Her life is full of annoyances... her husband is laid off, her old mothers calls her everyday to grumble, harassed at part time job... But she's not even angry because her feeling is always drifting. After having a crucial conflict with her teenage daughter, she finds a clue to make her life worth living.
