This is a mesmerising mystery story about friendship from the internationally
bestselling author of Norwegian Wood and 1Q84. Tsukuru Tazaki had four best
friends at school. By chance all of their names contained a colour. The two boys
were called Akamatsu, meaning 'red pine', and Oumi, 'blue sea', while the girls'
names were Shirane, 'white root', and Kurono, 'black field'. Tazaki was the only
last name with no colour in it. One day Tsukuru Tazaki's friends announced that
they didn't want to see him, or talk to him, ever again. Since that day Tsukuru
has been floating through life, unable to form intimate connections with anyone.
But