Please Look After Mom (Korean Edition) Paperback – November 1, 2008
Shin Gyeong Suk (Shin Kyung-sook), author of bestselling novel "Lijin" creates a heartbroken and elegant story with a stereotypical mother who invisibly stands behind her children as her sons and daughters, who depend on her so much, push her away. "Please Look After Mom" begins with a family searching for their missing mother at a subway station in Seoul. They were visiting from a small country village... This novel is translated into English and published on 4/5/2011 by Knopf and is featured on the NYT Books on 3/30/2011. It debuted on Amazon at #15 on 4/5/2011. In Korean. Distributed by Tsai Fong Books, Inc.
Starting with the disappearance of her mother, who she always cared for and gave her boundless love, and who she believed to exist as such, one day, this novel unfolds in an exciting way from the beginning. The process of restoring her memory while tracing the traces of her missing mother after losing her father's hand at the subway station maintains the tension like a mystery novel to the end. Her mother comes anew to her family by her disappearance, and she becomes more precious. Each chapter, unfolding through the eyes of the children, husband, and her mother who are searching for her mother while attaching flyers and advertising, captivates the reader with a strong attraction. Daughter (Chapter 1) - Older Son (Chapter 2) - Father, Husband (Chapter 3) - Mother, Wife (Chapter 4) - Daughter (Epilogue) It desperately depicts the life of her mother and the inner world of her family. Each chapter has a dramatic effect as if you were looking at a monologue with a high degree of perfection in itself. Each statue of a mother inside each of them gives a unique impression, but they are connected and permeated with each other, completing an excellent mosaic.