The disappearance of a woman at Seoul Central Station provokes different reactions from her husband and children. Their search will reveal to them the true importance of the mother in their lives. Park So-nyo, a humble peasant, has been a selfless mother all her life, a woman who has always sacrificed everything to give her children an education.
Now, after getting lost at Seoul Central Station on her way to visit her children in the city, her desperate search becomes a passionate praise of family ties full of emotion. A novel that will captivate all readers for its simplicity, sincerity and the honesty of its universal message that extols the maternal figure.
We take for granted that our mothers are at our side to help us unconditionally and that they will always be there. We think that they were born to be mothers. But before they were girls and women like we are now. With this book I wanted to give a voice to all those women.» Kyung-sook Shin Critics have said...
Tender, sharp and psychologically revealing. Readers will see themselves in this family story, a best seller in Korea.
