Sakura Hana is a quiet orphan, who spends much of her time watching
cloud-shapes and making up stories for them. She's too shy and troubled
to talk audibly to her classmates, but she ends up as the narrator for
her school's play. Although her teacher tells her she doesn't have to do
it, Hana is determined to. With some help from an unexpected source,
Hana discovers a love for reading aloud and struggles to find her
courage.
Even when Hana's 22 and has moved to be a company
employee in Tokyo, she still has to contend with her natural shyness and
her tentative, quiet voice. One day, she discovers a group that
practices the art of reading aloud, of telling stories through voice
instead of written word. Will Hana be able to follow the passion she
discovered in her youth, or does her small voice render her unfit for
for this kind of storytelling?
