A Tale for the Time Being wani labari ne mai ban mamaki wanda Ruth Ozeki ya ba da labari ta hanyar haruffa guda biyu, yarinya mai shekaru goma sha shida da ke zaune a Tokyo wanda ke riƙe da diary, da kuma marubucin Jafananci na Amurka da ke zaune a tsibirin bakin teku na British Columbia wanda ya sami littafin yarinyar da aka wanke a bakin tekun bayan wani lokaci bayan da aka kashe shi.
Tsunami da ya auku a shekara ta 2011 ya lalata ƙasar Japan.