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A Name Spoken Gently is a hauntingly intimate novel about love, belonging, and the quiet danger of being understood too well. When Saeko Arai returns to her coastal hometown after years away, she expects grief, nostalgia, and little else. Instead, she finds a town that welcomes her without question-and a man who remembers her as someone she no longer recognizes. Kaito Moriyama speaks to her with warmth and familiarity, telling stories of a woman named Mika, a life rooted in patience, routine, and quiet devotion. At first, Saeko is unsettled. Then she is intrigued. The town asks nothing of her. No explanations. No ambition. No performance. Days unfold gently, shaped by repetition and care. The name Mika begins to feel soft on her skin, easier than the one she brought with her. And the more she stays, the more distant her former life becomes. As love grows-slow, respectful, and uninsistent-Saeko must confront a terrifying question: What if being loved is not the same as being free? Written in restrained, lyrical prose, A Name Spoken Gently explores the thin line between comfort and erasure, and the seductive pull of a place that knows exactly how to keep you. It is a story about the kindness that waits, the names we answer to, and the terrible peace that comes when resistance finally fades. For readers who love quiet romance, psychological unease, and stories that linger long after the final page.

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Yuki Morimoto is a reclusive Japanese novelist known for writing intimate stories that explore love, waiting, and emotional vulnerability. Her work often blends gentle realism with unsettling psychological depth, focusing on the moments where tenderness and loss quietly intersect. Love Without Shelter is Morimoto's most acclaimed novel, praised for its restrained prose, coastal atmosphere, and devastating honesty.

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