女系家族 上

by Toyoko Yamasaki, 山崎豐子, 邱振瑞 (Translator)

Pub 2006 304 Catcher publishing stories from Osaka. The fourth generation owner of the the Semba cotton wholesalers Yajima Kerry possession died after the family its funeral kicked off. Being a the Yajima married into the son-in-law Peggy possession. for many years in the hands of the female line family. not only his wife and daughter despise him. the staff is not looked down on him. even to the last funeral despised by the family. Ironically. With his death. three daughters and Yimei even to compete for substantial wealth and intrigue. and a variety of calculating surfaced one by one. Although divorce. as the Yajima parents woman Fujishiro. but still want to control the power of the home. while the second daughter Chihisa not be more courteous raw heart discontent the third daughter Hinako life of strict house rules disgus...

304 pages, Paperback

First published April 23, 2002

About the author

Toyoko Yamasaki (山崎 豊子, real name Sugimoto Toyoko; 3 November 1924 – 29 September 2013) was a Japanese novelist.

A native of Osaka, Yamasaki worked as a journalist for the Mainichi Shimbun from 1945 to 1959 after graduating from Kyoto Women's University in Japanese literature. She published her first story, Noren (1957), a story of a kelp trader, based on the experiences of her family's business. The following year, she won the Naoki Prize for her second novel Hana Noren, the story about the founder of an entertainment group. A major influence on her writings of that period was Yasushi Inoue, who was deputy head of the Mainichi Shimbun's cultural news desk.

Yamasaki wrote some stories based on actual events. For example, Futatsu no Sokoku is derived from the biography of a Japanese American David Akira Itami, and Shizumanu Taiyō is based on the Japan Airlines Flight 123 accident. Several works of hers were featured in films and television dramas.