Self-serving adults and broken dreams push a teenage boy trapped in a dead-end town closer and closer toward the abyss.Reiji?s life is as miserable as the small town he can?t escape. The most interesting thing that?s ever happened there is a double suicide down by the river. Does Reiji have any power over his fate, or will he too fall into the abyss?Esemori?s relationship with Reiji?s mother, Yuko, is a complex tale of infidelity, broken hearts, and an attempt at heroism that led to a fateful outcome. How does Esemori?s tragic life inform his writing and his feelings for Reiji? And is Yuko really to blame for everyone else?s suffering?