Be With You (Novel)

When Takumi's wife suddenly returns from the grave, he can't believe his eyes. How could such a thing be possible? Is she here to stay? Has love miraculously triumphed over death? As Takumi starts looking for answers to these questions, he discovers the secret of his wife's appearance is somehow linked to the past...and the future.

Author Takuji Ichikawa was born in Tokyo in 1962 and is a graduate of Dokkyo University. His first novel, Separation, was published in 2002. Be With You (published in Japan as Ima Ainiyukimasu in 2003) is his first work to be translated into English.