検索キーワード： 歴史小説

Eleanor Lyndon was minding her own business when a lord of the realm fell—quite literally—into her life. When Charles Wycombe, the dashing and incorrigible Earl of Billington, toppled out of a tree and landed at Ellie's feet, neither suspected that such an inauspicious meeting would lead to marriage. But Charles must find a bride before his thirtieth birthday or he'll lose his fortune. And Ellie needs a husband or her father's odious fiancée will choose one for her. And so they agree to wed.

加賀百万石の留守居役・瀬能数馬が、各藩留守居役との駆け引きを描く好評の書下ろしシリーズは最終巻。加賀百万石の筆頭宿老・本多政長は将軍・徳川綱吉に謁見したあともなお、江戸に留まる。

血相を変えて飛び込んできた北町奉行所同心・服部左門の一言が、一郎太と藍蔵を絶句させた。犯行現場の路地に横たわる弥佑は、正面から袈裟懸けに一刀両断されたらしい。

December 1952. As the young Queen Elizabeth II prepares to deliver the first of her traditional Christmas Messages, dedicated staff work behind the scenes to prepare for festive celebrations at the Sandringham Estate. Among the hard workers are Jack Devereaux and Olive Carter – old friends who are about to be reunited. Over the course of five years, while Olive works as a royal correspondent and Jack is a chef in the Queen’s household, their paths will cross time and time again. But as the two grow closer, their relationship is threatened by a secret that Olivia is afraid to reveal.

Billed as the Little Girl with the Big Voice, blues singer Lucille Arnetta Love always dreamed of life under the lights. From traveling family gospel band to lead singer in a riotous vaudeville troupe, Lucille is on the rise. But a devastating family secret, one that’s poised to shatter every dream she’s ever had, casts an inescapable shadow over Lucille’s career. Decades ago, a botched robbery ended in a suspicious death—and all signs point to Lucille’s own father as the culprit. It’s a secret that Lucille’s family is determined to keep buried—even from Lucille herself.

Phoebe Atkinson is what society might call unconventional. Instead of marrying well like other women born to wealth, she chose to be a schoolteacher. Not to mention she lives in a leaky flat in an unfashionable part of town rather than stay in her parents’ mansion. But when her most promising pupil goes missing she has only one option: beg her sister’s best friend, the powerful Duke of Ellis, for help.

昼日中の浅草で行方知れずとなった大和屋の孫娘を、突如現れた異形の僧が験力で発見した。以来、大和屋ばかりか時の老中まで怪僧にどっぷり帰依。だがその裏には江戸を焼き尽くす黒い企みが着々と進んでいた。

将軍家毒味役を務める矢背蔵人介は、矢背家の隣人の払方、卯木家当主の卯左衛門から、三男坊に「毒味」を仕込んでほしいと頼まれる。面食らった蔵人介だったが、その卯左衛門が突然失踪する。

深川佐賀町の裏店に住まう棒手振りの八五郎は、平凡かつ地味な男。人並み外れた影の薄さが悩みの種だが、独り身ゆえの気楽な貧乏暮らしを謳歌している。そんな八五郎は、ある夜、巷で噂の幽霊剣士「鳴かせの一柳斎」が旗本を襲う場に出くわす。

Summer, 1958. Vivienne Rhodes thinks she’s finally landed her break playing Helen of Troy in Apex Pictures’ big-budget epic, A Thousand Ships, an anticipated blockbuster meant to resurrect the failing studio. Naturally, she’s devastated when she arrives on the remote Italian island of Tavalli and finds herself cast as the secondary character, Cassandra—while her nemesis, the fiancé-stealing Lottie Lawrence, America’s supposed “sweetheart,” is playing the lead role instead.

1926. Running a theatre may appear to be all about the showbiz, but times are hard at The Empire. Following a turbulent period Jack Treadwell, erstwhile proprietor, his mother Lillian, and his playwright wife Grace, know they need to get things back on track - and how better than with the annual pantomime, a new venture, and an all-singing all-dancing talent contest, showcasing the best performers around.

Lady Maximilian is the daughter of the powerful Duke Croyso, but she is rarely allowed outside her family’s sprawling castle for fear that her stutter will tarnish their noble name. When she is forced to marry Sir Riftan, a lowborn knight caught in one of her father’s schemes, Maxi doesn’t dare hope for happiness, let alone love. Her stumbling communication and his gruff manner sour their relationship before it can begin, and Riftan leaves without a word the morning after their vows are exchanged.

Provence, 1347. Eleanore (Elea) Blanchet is a young midwife and herbalist with remarkable skills. But as she learned the day her mother died, the most dangerous thing a woman can do is draw attention to herself. She attends patients in her home city of Avignon, spends time with her father and twin sister, gathers herbs in the surrounding woods, and dreams of the freedom to pursue her calling without fear.

亡者が集う家や食いしん坊の守り神。不思議がいっぱい黒白の間へようこそ。此度の語り手は山陰の小藩の元江戸家老。

律に着物を注文してくれた裕福な後家の千代は、女の身ながら女郎を身請けするという。千代とともに吉原へと足を運んだ律は、女郎の足抜き騒ぎに巻き込まれてしまう。

Quiet Funke is happy in Nigeria. She loves her art teacher mother, her professor father, and even her annoying little brother (most of the time). But when tragedy strikes, she’s sent to England, a place she knows only from her mother’s stories. To her dismay, she finds the much-lauded estate dilapidated, the food tasteless, the weather grey. Worse still, her mother’s family are cold and distant. With one exception: her cousin Liv.

Prohibition is in full swing, and the glamorous life of upper-class Kansas City is everything Rose (Luna) Lane ever hoped it would be. Being married to her best friend isn’t so bad either, considering their agreement to keep their real love lives out of the public eye. However, try as she might to continue her life of anonymity, her popularity as a land developer’s wife—and as a successful club owner—draws even more attention to her personal endeavors. Soon, the balancing act between the life of Luna and Rose becomes a full-time job itself, making visiting home harder than ever before.

事件の予兆と、恋の予感。これが宮部みゆきの世界－－－。死んだはずの人間が生き返る「死人憑き」が本所深川で起きた。甦った人物が以前より若返っていると感じた「姉妹屋」のお初は、老奉行の御前さまから紹介された与力見習の右京之介と探索を始めた。

思いが通じ合った相手の元へ嫁ぐ娘と、両親に溺愛された美しい娘。失踪する理由もない二人が忽然と姿を消した。－－その発端は、すべての女性が持つ「迷い」。

お家騒動で殺された母・桜香院の四十九日法要は御成道沿いの天栄寺で行われた。参列者は嫡男・一郎太と正室の静、兄・一郎太の跡を継いだ北山藩当主・重二郎。