[Bold Large Print Book] Yoka no Ayame Ogino: A Samurai Love Story (Short Story Collection by Shugoro Yamamoto)

The fifth volume in Shugoro Yamamoto's collection of short stories. A samurai love story. Yamamoto Shugoro narrates it with a gentle, elegant, and endearing touch.

◆Yonka no Ayame A masterpiece that explores the actions of a wife out of love for her husband and the bond between husband and wife.

◆Ogino The geisha who falls in love with the young painter Eizaburo is truly endearing.

[The inspiration for creating a bold, large-print book] My mother is hard of hearing and doesn't watch TV, but she loves reading, has a sharp mind, and thankfully, has never suffered from dementia. But one day, she was no longer able to read the fine Ming font, and instead spent her days staring blankly, not even reading. We tried magnifying glasses and glasses, fearing that she might develop dementia, but they were ineffective, and she couldn't even read books with fine, large print. As a test, we published a bold, large-print book on Kindle and showed it to her. She was delighted, saying, "I can read this without glasses!" I read it all in one day, in one go, and even said, "Please continue reading the next one." (laughs) I eagerly await the delivery of my large-print, bold books to my front door from Amazon. I keep them lined up on a small bookshelf by my bed and reread them whenever I forget about them. My editor myself developed cataracts, which made the text blurry, and I gradually drifted away from reading, but the bold print is easy to read, and it has reminded me of the joy of turning the next page again. I would be happy if I can bring the joy of reading to others who have similarly developed blurred eyesight. Even if you don't read much and are tired of the small print on your smartphone, I hope you will enjoy the thrill of digging through a novel in one go!