Sand Chronicles, Vol. 8

Sand Chronicles, Vol. 8 by Ashihara, Hinako. paperback edition. ISBN: 9781421528069.

Can the sands of time heal all wounds?; Can the sands of time bury the pain of the past? Twelve-year-old Ann and her divorced mother move from big city Tokyo to her mothers rural hometown. As the years pass, Ann learns to trust and depend on her new friends--Daigo and aristocratic siblings Fuji and Shika. But when Ann moves back to Tokyo to be with her father, will she be able to maintain a long-distance relationship with Daigo? Revisiting scenes and people from earlier days drives Ann to an impulsive act of desperation. Who will stand by her now? And will she ever make peace with her past...and herself?