A critical biography tracing the life of Toshiko Tamura, a writer who lived by her own convictions and passions from the Meiji period into the Showa era. Harumi Setouchi follows Tamura's footsteps and testimonies from those who knew her, recovering the fierce life and literature of a woman writer in danger of being forgotten.

Harumi Setouchi approaches Toshiko Tamura with deep sympathy for a life lived through love and literature on her own terms.