This is the paperback edition of Inoue Koya's "The Most Beautiful Wife." It has been read after being purchased at a bookstore. There is some signs of use on the cover and the book itself. (Please check the photos for minor scuffs, discoloration due to age, etc.) There are no writings in the text, and there are no issues with reading it. Please consider this item as a used item. It will be carefully packaged with waterproofing and shipped anonymously. The sudden disappearance of his wife. Her absence prompts her husband to quietly reflect on his married life up to that point. What is love? What does it mean to live together? The emotional distance that could never be bridged, even when close. A quiet psychological novel, characteristic of Inoue Koya, that depicts the sense of unease and loneliness lurking within everyday life with restrained prose. A lingering book that delves into the essence of the marital relationship.