You cannot live, without giving up something.

The story of a lady who, after being a geisha, the wife of a company president, and a movie actress, at the age of 38 becomes a Buddhist priest. Set in the transition between the Meiji and Showa eras and based on the life of Chisho Takaoka, this is the author’s first biographical novel bringing the famous model turned Buddhist priest back to life in this day and age.

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