ephemeral nights

At thirty-seven, Utahime Iori, reeling with her heartache after her husband abandons her for a younger woman, flees to the small coastal town in Hokkaido to tend a friend's inn. Here she goes to find tranquility she so desperately needs to rethink her life. But as soon as she gets there, a major storm is forecast and a guest named Toji Fushiguro arrives. At fifty-two, Toji has just gotten out of prison, and is trying to escape his own shattered past. Now, with a fierce storm closing in, two wounded people will turn to each other for comfort.