Koi Nui (Shueisha Bunko)

[Machine Translation] A young girl, Oito lives with her father, who runs a secondhand clothing store in a back store in Irifune-cho, Edo (present-day Tokyo). She had been in love with her childhood friend Ryuji, who lived next door, but he had gone to the Kamigata region to serve his apprenticeship. Three years later, Ryuji suddenly returns. However, he is accompanied by a woman... In addition to the title story, which describes the passionate feelings of a town girl, this collection contains four other stories, including "In the Back of the Alley," in which a young wife of a samurai family anguishes over the awakening of her sensuality. A collection of masterpiece historical novels that vividly depicts Edo women who deceive men.

娘ざかりのおいとは、江戸入船町の裏店で古着屋をいとなむ父と二人暮らし。隣に住む幼なじみの龍次を恋慕っていたが、上方へ年季奉公に行ってしまった。それから三年、待ちこがれた龍次が、突然帰ってきた。だが、女が一緒で…。町娘の熱い想いを綴る表題作ほか、武家の若妻が官能の目覚めに懊悩する「路地の奥」など全四篇を収録。男を惑わす江戸の女たちを鮮やかに描く傑作時代小説集。