Akiko Ozeki

An anthology of five macabre short stories about hungry ghosts, comatose brain dead, a group of bright-eyed actors, an unscrupulous car salesman, and careless backpack tourists.

Natt must find a heartbreaking story. When he was disappointed in the last exam He brought his traumatized heart back home in Chiang Mai. Natt felt guilty of his mother's hope. Natt then tried to read the book harder than before

A man with autistic disorder and a savant syndrome overcomes bias and discrimination by the society and becomes a paediatrician by utilizing his exceptional abilities that the disorder brings.

Sun, an autistic man obsessed with finding a means of ending his life but who never succeeds in carrying it out, has to put his plans of suicide on hold once again when Uncle Mok, the owner of a coffee shop and little library called Tiny Butterfly, dies suddenly in the street right before his eyes. He isn't alone, though. Yaimai, a financial planner who likes one-night stands, and Tor, a sixteen-year-old runaway, also happened to bear witness. Together, the three strangers give their account to the police and arrange the kinless man's funeral.

Following the loss of his mother Ayako, Takumi receives a Lygodium box with a letter inside addressed to Wira. He then decides to travel from Japan to Thailand in order to return the box to its owner. There, Takumi meets Lita, Wira's daughter. He learns that his mother once asked Wira to teach her the art of Lygodium weaving and an incredible bond was formed though, in the end, she decided to return to Japan much to Wira's despair. Learning of their story evokes new thoughts about Takumi's own relationships.