A Tale for the time being. Ruth Ozeki. 2013.

Nao is sixteen. She hates life in Tokyo and has decided to end it all. 

Ruth lives on a remote island on the other side of the world. One day she finds a Hello Kitty lunchbox washed up on the shore. Inside it is a diary.

I’m reaching forward through time to touch you, it says. You’re reaching back to touch me.

This is the simple story of a girl, her great-grandmother and the writer who becomes enthralled by their tales - and at the same time, something much, much more.