Miki Maekawa anticipates a quiet holiday in the old Japanese fishing fishing village of Furube when she is entrusted with a piece of embroided fabric and an ancient ribbon to take with her on the journey. Miki befriends a pixie, and a teenage boy Shu. She finds herself caught up in a world of ancient magic, a house with a floor that moves like water, a Dark priestess, kolobockles (mythical creatures), poisoned sweets and rare owls.
Running through the novel is the love story of Umon and Kageya set in Furube in 1878. (Source: Books from our Backyard)
