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"Kim Myeong-jun tak lagi mendengar suara mantan istrinya di sepiker. Buru-buru dia turun dari mobil untuk memeriksa apa yang sudah ditabraknya. Dia sedang berada di depan rumah Choi Jin-tae, seorang profesor dan dokter terkenal. Betapa kagetnya dia saat mendapati anak yang dia tabrak adalah Choi Ro-hee, calon korban yang memang harus diculiknya malam itu. Dalam keadaan panik, Myeong-jun bergegas membawa anak itu dengan mobilnya, ke rumahnya. Untung baginya, anak itu selamat. Kalau tidak, dia akan kesulitan meminta tebusan kepada orangtua si anak. Namun, ketika anak itu tersadar, dia sama sekali tak mengingat identitasnya. Berkali-kali Myeong-jun berusaha menghubungi Choi Jin-tae untuk meminta tebusan atas anaknya, tapi sama sekali tak ada respons. Akhirnya, Myeong-jun memutuskan untuk mengembalikan anak itu ke rumahnya. Tapi, saat mereka tiba, ternyata rumah itu sudah ramai, oleh polisi dan tetangga. Choi Jin-tae dan istrinya didapati meninggal di kediaman mereka. Myeong-jun bingung. Siapa pelaku pembunuhan itu? Bagaimana nasib Ro-hee nantinya?"

"When her mother emigrates to China for work, 21-old Chizu moves in with 71-year-old Ginko, an eccentric distant relative, taking a room in her ramshackle Tokyo home, with its two resident cats and the persistent rattle of passing trains.Living their lives in imperfect symmetry, they establish an uneasy alliance, stress tested by Chizu's flashes of youthful spite. As the four seasons pass, Chizu navigates a series of tedious part-time jobs and unsatisfying relationships, before eventually finding her feet and salvaging a fierce independence from her solitude.A Perfect Day to be Alone is a moving, microscopic examination of loneliness and heartbreak. With flashes of deadpan humour and a keen eye for poignant detail, Aoyama chronicles the painful process of breaking free from the moorings of youth.Early reader reviews"You will love it. I hope we have more translations from this author ASAP, she is super talented! As is the translator!" *****"A Perfect Day to Be Alone by Nanae Aoyama blew me away utterly and completely" *"

"When her mother emigrates to China for work, 21-old Chizu moves in with 71-year-old Ginko, an eccentric distant relative, taking a room in her ramshackle Tokyo home, with its two resident cats and the persistent rattle of passing trains.Living their lives in imperfect symmetry, they establish an uneasy alliance, stress tested by Chizu's flashes of youthful spite. As the four seasons pass, Chizu navigates a series of tedious part-time jobs and unsatisfying relationships, before eventually finding her feet and salvaging a fierce independence from her solitude.A Perfect Day to be Alone is a moving, microscopic examination of loneliness and heartbreak. With flashes of deadpan humour and a keen eye for poignant detail, Aoyama chronicles the painful process of breaking free from the moorings of youth.Early reader reviews"You will love it. I hope we have more translations from this author ASAP, she is super talented! As is the translator!" *****"A Perfect Day to Be Alone by Nanae Aoyama blew me away utterly and completely" *"