本書為《What You Are Looking For Is in the Library》作者 Michiko Aoyama 最新長篇小說。故事發生在一棟五層公寓旁的小公園,角落裡佇立著一隻名為Kabahiko的河馬雕像。微微上揚的眼神,彷彿含著淚光,多年來靜靜陪伴著社區居民。成績不如以往的Kanato、初為人母而感到孤單的Sawa、忙於替他人籌劃幸福的Chiharu、逃避運動會卻真的受傷的Yuya,以及因長年編輯工作而視力衰退的Kazuhiko,都在不經意間觸摸河馬,寄託各自的心願。於是,他們慢慢學會重新看見自己,也重新連結他人。本書延續作者細膩書寫日常的筆觸,描繪平凡生活中的溫柔力量。讀者好評不斷,被譽為能「悄悄撫平人心」的作品。DISCOVER THE BRAND NEW NOVEL BY THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR IS IN THE LIBRARY**Readers adore Healing Hippo:'I wanted to discover the magical hippo in myself as I read this book' *****'How does Aoyama depict human emotion so vividly? I imagined myself in this book' *****'I almost wept on my train home from work' *****'It gripped my heart. I wish there was a magical hippo near my home' *****'Whenever I feel hurt, I want to re-read this wonderful book' *****______________Nestling at the bottom of a five-storey apartment block is the children's playground, Hinode Park. If you look to the side, standing on stubby legs, is a hippo. Its upturned eyes gi