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Hano Tama was born in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, in 1897. Her biological mother died when she was two years old, and she was raised by her father and his stepmother. After graduating from a girls' school, she started working as a substitute teacher, but was fired and forced to leave her hometown of Iwakuni. Relying on relatives, she moved to Tokyo, where Tama became strongly conscious of her childhood dream, and by submitting a novel to a contest, she carved out her path as a writer.

However, the world was in an era of great fluctuation in values.

From the Taisho to the Showa eras, Tama was engulfed in various difficulties, such as the Great Kanto Earthquake and war, marriage and divorce, bankruptcy and debt, but she faced life as a writer. In the midst of all this, she blossomed as a novelist.

Although she sometimes made enemies and was misunderstood, hurting and being hurt, Tama remained true to her life in pursuit of freedom, and by injecting her feelings into her novels, she brings "happiness" to readers.



~~ Loosely inspired by the life of Japanese author and kimono designer Uno Chiyo (1897–1996).