Saiu Himegoto Otatsu (Gentosha Jidai Shosetsu Bunko)

[Machine Translation] Old woman Otatsu, who runs a moneylending business at Inari Nagaya in Ryogoku, is a foul-mouthed but compassionate woman who cannot overlook people in need. One day, one of her regular customers, Yanosuke, brings in a woman who is trying to commit suicide. Otatsu gives her food and sleep without asking her why, and she begins to tell him about her past. ...... Everyone has a secret. Otatsu and his tenement friends struggle to settle them in this first installment of a new series.

両国の稲荷長屋で金貸しを営むおたつ婆は、口は悪いが情に厚く、困っている人を見過ごせない性分。ある日、常連客の弥之助が身投げを図ろうとした女を連れてくる。訳も訊かず寝食を与えるおたつに、女は自身の過去を語り始めるが......。誰の身の上にもある秘め事。それらを清算すべく、おたつと長屋の仲間達が奮闘する書き下ろし新シリーズ第一弾。