by jkun
The author's recommendation to read the M Chan stories before this series is a good one, and gives the reader a much better context of this story, plus the background to the characters, especially the character M Chan. That said, The Ladies is a blazing romantic drama, written with exceptional descriptive skill by the author. The ability of the author to achieve this marvelous weaving of the complex interrelationships in this saga is remarkable. Five stars.