This is a great book. Shin is a well-known author in South Korea. This is her first book in English but I predict that she will find a large following here. The book begins with the line "It's been one week since Mom went missing." The story of this mom is then told through the eyes of a daughter, a son, a husband and a mother. It is a wonderful look into the culture of present day Seoul and a peek into the culture at the time of the "war" or "conflict" (I don't know what the Koreans called it!) Family conflicts abound, misunderstandings litter their histories and a mother's love runs through each page. The story of mom unfolds slowly as we learn about her life - and the question is, did anyone really know mom?
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