Banjin No Ume (Tokuma Bunko Fu 24-9 Tokuma Jidai Shosetsu Bunko)

[Machine Translation] A young couple from the Kuwana clan was transferred to the enclave of Echigo Kashiwazaki. What awaited them was the harsh life in the camp, a harsh environment where the sea never stops roaring. The husband, Tetsunosuke Watanabe, is busy with the work of counting and inspecting. His wife, Norihisa, could not even afford to buy an old kimono. The couple, who left their eldest son behind in Kuwana, grow longing for the plum tree sapling they brought from their hometown and planted at Banshindo. The life of a woman who lived each day with her child in her heart is a heartbreaking story!

桑名藩から飛び地・越後柏崎へ赴任してきた若い夫婦。二人を待っていたのは、厳しい陣屋の暮らし、海鳴り止まぬ過酷な環境だった。勘定や検見の仕事に忙殺される夫、渡部鉄之助。そして古着の着物さえ買う余裕のない妻、紀久。桑名に長男を残してきた夫婦は、故郷から持ち込んで番神堂に植えた梅の苗木に望郷の念を募らせていく。子を想いながら、日々を懸命に生きた女の一生が胸を衝く!