Kyung-Sook Shin

Two years after losing her daughter in a tragic accident, Hon finally returns to her home in the countryside to take care of her father. At first, her father appears withdrawn and fragile, an aging man, awkward but kind around his own daughter....

Set in 1980s South Korea amid the tremors of political revolution, 'll Be Right There follows Jung Yoon, a highly literate, twenty-something woman, as she recounts her tragic personal history....

A million-plus-copy best seller in Korea—a magnificent English-language debut poised to become an international sensation—this is the stunning, deeply moving story of a family’s search for their mother, who goes missing one afternoon amid the crowds of the Seoul Station subway. Told...