a quick and probably inaccurate summary of the plot

a man inadvertently causes a hit and run accident (although he himself is not involved in the accident). feelings of guilt and responsibility lead him to seek out the victim in the emergency ward of the hospital. some kind of relatinship develops, probably a romantic one (what is a novel without love?) but it doesn't work out. the story is about how we are thrown into situations we didn't expect or look for, and how we struggle to make them work out (even if they don't).