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Greenhouse LoveAuthor: Kunieda Shiro
| Original Title | 温室の恋 |
|---|---|
| Author | 国枝 史郎 |
| Genre | Popular Fiction |
| Author Type | Male Author |
| Summary | In a secluded mountain town embraced by emerald peaks and age-old traditions, a writer finds himself enchanted by Kiso Fukushima’s quiet charm—its festivals, winding streets, and the warmth of its people. Drawn into the orbit of Bimansuya, a bustling restaurant, he becomes entangled in the lives of its enigmatic patrons: Osuga, the vivacious proprietress; Tadanao, a brooding baron’s heir; and Yukie, a woman shrouded in mystery, whose lavish beauty and whirlwind romances fuel local gossip. At her secluded villa, a greenhouse blooms with exotic flowers and whispered secrets, where Yukie’s affair with Yūki, a fragile aristocrat-artist of ethereal beauty, unfolds like a forbidden dream. Yet shadows linger—a menacing cook with unknown loyalties, stolen glances laced with danger, and a love so intoxicating it threatens to unravel into tragedy. As autumn frost gives way to cherry blossoms, the town’s serene facade cracks, revealing buried schemes and a passion that defies reason. What begins as a tale of idyllic escape spirals into a haunting dance between desire and peril, where every whispered vow could be a prelude to ruin. |
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