Nipponichi No Onna (Shogakukan Bunko Sa 16-2)

[Machine Translation] I was stuck in Tokyo, so I used the 33rd anniversary of my great-grandmother's death as an excuse to return to my hometown in Oita. My great-grandmother, Sada Litta, was born into a wealthy family in Usuki, but in 1927, when she was 20 years old, she married into a farm family in Nozuichi Village. She was apparently kicked out of her parents' house because of her monkey face resembling Hideyoshi Toyotomi and her outspoken manner. However, after marrying into the family, she gave birth to a string of boys, and her rice mill prospered, earning her the nickname "Lady Taikoh-sama. The story is about the life of a woman who never let her family starve even though she was hated by others, and who worked hard all her life. This is an ode to humanity that heals both worries and sorrows!

「あげなクソ婆、弔ってやらんでもいい、とか言うんで」東京の生活に行き詰まった私は、曽祖母の三十三回忌を口実に、大分の実家に帰郷した。曽祖母・匹田サダは、臼杵の裕福な家に生まれながら、昭和二年、数え歳二十のときに野津市村の農家に嫁いできたという。豊臣秀吉似のサル顔と歯に衣着せぬ物言いが災いして、実家を追い出されたらしい。しかし嫁いでからは次々と男の子ばかりを産み落とし、精米所を大繁盛させ女太閤様と呼ばれた。人に嫌われても決して家族を飢えさせず、懸命に働き続けた熱すぎる女の一生とは―。悩みも悲しみも癒えてゆく、人間賛歌!