![]() ![]() ![]() The emotions that the story invokes goes beyond cultural lines: helplessness, desperation, shame, admiration, guilt, regret, and deep respect. Each reveals aspects of Park So-nyo's life and her family life. Shin tells the story from four perspectives: daughter, son, husband and wife. Her husband and children begin a systematic search for her and as they do so, they realize that things have not been well with their mother for some time now. ![]() Please Look After Mom tells the story of Park So-nyo, an elderly mother of five and grandmother, who gets separated from her husband in the subway at Seoul. Written by one of South Korea's most widely read and highly respected authors, this is her first book translated into English. I was very excited to read and review the book when offered the chance through the Amazon Vine program. I'd read a review of Please Look After Mom in the New York Times. ![]()
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