To be a good doctor, you must also be a philosopher. Once a promising young surgeon, Tetsuro Omachi now passes his days working quietly at a local clinic in Kyoto. In this novel, doubt and fear are swept away by infectious hope as our protagonist grapples with the true meaning of happiness.

When an illness claims his sister’s life, promising young surgeon Tetsuro Omachi finds his faith in medicine shaken. Leaving behind his high-stakes career to care for a grieving nephew, Tetsuro adjusts to his new day-to-day at a small, local clinic in Kyoto. However, the autumn weather brings new challenges when a former colleague sends a resident to shadow him for the season.