Like the now-cult novel 'Kitchen', 'Amrita' tells the story of an unconventional chosen family bound together by the grief of losing a loved one. 'Amrita' is an odyssey through the most intense turbulence of the soul's life towards self-discovery and new happiness, and above all, it is a beautiful homage to life. It is Yoshimoto's most insightful and serious book, also playful and quirky, but above all, it possesses an unusual tenderness and poetry.