Mariko Kikuchi (菊池真理子)

The girl she thought was her best friend has vanished from school. Suzune is now a middle school student and is excited to own a dog. Her days are the same as ever, but then her best friend Sae goes missing...!? The daily life, friendship, and growing pains of adolescent girls. A story of friendship between a middle school girl, a dog, and an adult.

A collection of true stories about people who were abused by their parents, including the authors own father.

Mariko Kikuchi tells the painful story of her father’s alcoholism, and her own journey through guilt and self-blame to understand her father’s illness. She rejects the common belief that family members can and should be forgiven for anything they do, no matter how much harm they cause. (Seven Seas Entertainment)