To the innocent soul of the elegant heroine, Mrs. Setsuko Kuragoshi, who was well-born and well-mannered, adultery was only perceived as a rare gem from a foreign land... The author places an unfaithful wife who resembles a saint in a world of artificial beauty created with exquisite craftsmanship, and beautifully transmutes the copper coin of immorality, adultery, into the gold coin of virtue, the elegance of the soul. This work gave birth to the catchphrase "Yoromeki" and caused a great stir. (From the publisher's introduction)
