This is an intimate drama brimming with sadness, suspense and surprises as the search for a missing mother in Seoul gives us glimpses into the heart of a family.
PLEASE LOOK AFTER MOM, by Kyung-Sook Shin. Alfred A. Knopf, 2011, 256 pp., $24.95 (hardcover)
The novel is presented in the voices of the writer daughter, the businessman son, the housewife daughter, the abject father and the missing mom.
On a visit to the big city from their home in the countryside, the mom is separated from her husband at the bustling Seoul station and vanishes. The family mounts a search, distributing leaflets, offering a reward and scouring neighborhoods where there are reported sightings.