Please Look After Mom
Books | Fiction / Cultural Heritage
3.7
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Kyung-Sook Shin
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • WINNER OF THE MAN ASIAN LITERARY PRIZE • When sixty-nine-year-old So-nyo is separated from her husband among the crowds of the Seoul subway station, her family begins a desperate search to find her. Yet as long-held secrets and private sorrows begin to reveal themselves, they are forced to wonder: how well did they actually know the woman they called Mom?“A terrific novel that stayed with me long after I’d finished its final, haunting pages.” —Abraham Verghese, bestselling author of The Covenant of Water“A raw tribute to the mysteries of motherhood.” —The New York Times Book ReviewTold through the piercing voices and urgent perspectives of a daughter, son, husband, and mother, Please Look After Mom is at once an authentic picture of contemporary life in Korea and a universal story of family love.“A suspenseful, haunting, achingly lovely novel about the hidden lives, wishes, struggles and dreams of those we think we know best.” —The Seattle Times
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Author
Kyung-Sook Shin
Pages
256
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Published Date
2011-04-05
ISBN
0307595498 9780307595492
Ratings
Google: 5
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"Absolutely wonderfully written. A tearjerker for sure. Any reader who loves perspective stories full of memory and love will absolutely love this book. #cultural_heritage #fiction #mother #literary "
honey
"It was thought provoking at the time I read it but nothing remarkable "
Berel Shur
"This book surprised me. When I first started it I wasn't sure if I would continue just because of the writing style. But before I knew it the story just sucked me in. Absolutely beautiful book"
Callie Pyke
"When 69 year old So-nyo is separated from her husband in the Seoul subway station, she vanishes. Their children are consumed with loud recriminations and sorrow and guilt. As they argue over the missing flyers, they realize that none of them have a recent photograph of Mom. Soon a larger question emerges: do they really know the woman they called Mom? <br/><br/>This story is told from alternating characters to showcase the life of Mom and what she went through. It shows what mothers give up and endure in order for their children to live long, healthy, and happy lives. This book was to fall into and it made me want to know more about Mom and where she was. The book had a realistic feeling to it, and it showed how other cultures (Korea) live their lives.<br/><br/>I rate this 2.5"
Melanie Dutka