Dogs and Punching Bags - Kaori Ozaki

Kaori Ozaki is back with another heartfelt exploration of love, family, belonging, and whether happiness can be found on the other side of a dark past. After returning to her remote island hometown for her estranged alcoholic father's final days, 34 year old Nichiko meets an eccentric young man whose almost obsessive need to rescue people and animals seems to be compensating for an unspeakable past.