Set in former Manchuria just after Japan's defeat, this work follows Chiyo, who becomes pregnant through violence, as she faces a decision after returning to Japan and lives with memories that never fade. Based on an oral account that conveys the experience of repatriation, it won the grand prize of the 18th Kitakyushu City Autobiography Literary Award.

It looks at an experience of women that is easily buried in the history of repatriation, through the memories of one life.