Helen Plum Library

"From disability advocate with a PhD in disability studies and creative nonfiction, and creator of the Instagram account @ sitting pretty, an essay collection based on a lifetime of experiences in a paralyzed body, tackling themes of identity, accessibility, bodies, and representation"--

A war veteran paralyzed in combat returns home, finds he will never walk again, and bitterly refuses to see his fiancé. She must force him to confront reality and break his physical and emotional confinement. When feeling starts to return to his legs, it could be his last hope or his final downfall

"26-year-old Tsugumi Kawana reunites with her first crush from high school, Itsuki Ayukawa, at a get-together between an architecture firm and the interior design company she works at. He sends her heart aflutter, until she realizes he's now disabled, and in a wheelchair. At first she feels she couldn't date a guy in a wheelchair, but then her feelings begin to change ..."--Publisher

"After her breakup with Itsuki, Tsumugi leaves Tokyo for her childhood home in Matsumoto. She tries to look ahead in her relationship with Koreda and distance herself from her past relationship with Itsuki, but in spite of her best efforts, fate continues to bring the two of them together. While caring for her ailing father, Tsugumi meets Kaede, who uses a wheelchair, and Keigo, her boyfriend who wants to build her a barrier-free house. Itsuki seems...

"Now happily married, Tsugumi and Itsuki start their life as newlyweds. Their relationship and careers are going smoothly, and they cherish the everyday moments shared together. They couldn't ask for more, but when they start thinking about the future, they inevitably wonder how they feel about starting a family. But having a child is proving to be a challenge for the couple, especially for Tsugumi..."--Back cover

"After reuniting at a work party, Tsugumi begins dating her high school classmaste and first crush, Itsuki, who has since sustained a spinal cord injury and now uses a wheelchair. While at first reluctant to let someone into his heart, Itsuki begins to open up to her. Tsugumi realizes that there's still so much to Itsuki that she has yet to learn, but the deeper the love grows, the tougher the realities they face become. Pitted against Tsugumi's disapproving...

"WELCOMING OUR NEW MEMBER. Tsugumi and Itsuki decide to think seriously about adopting. The process involves a myriad of challenges, including the many requirements for adoption, what to do about work, parenting with a disability... But they work through them one by one, towards the vision of the family they gradually piece together. What's in store for the future of their family, and what will their child be like?"--Page [4] of cover

"Unlikely allies. Things seem to be going more smoothly for Tsugumi and Itsuki--their complicated past aside, collaborating on a new project together seems to allow them an ease that eluded them in romance. On the morning of the ribbon cutting, however, there is a big earthquake in Tokyo, and Tsugumi can't reach Itsuki, In her panic, she turns to the only person she can think of to help her make sure Itsuki is okay ..."--Back cover