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Kim Hye-jin; Translated by Jamie Chang; Cover design or artwork by Jonathan Yamakami
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R389
Discovery Miles 3 890
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The Prize-winning International Bestseller When a mother allows her
thirty-something daughter to move into her apartment, she wants for
her what many mothers might say they want for their child: a steady
income, and, even better, a good husband with a good job with whom
to start a family. But when Green turns up with her girlfriend Lane
in tow, her mother is unprepared and unwilling to welcome Lane into
her home. In fact, she can barely bring herself to be civil. Having
centred her life on her husband and child, her daughter’s
definition of family is not one she can accept. Her daughter’s
involvement in a case of unfair dismissal involving gay colleagues
from the university where she works is similarly strange to her.
And yet when the care home where she works insists that she lower
her standard of care for an elderly dementia patient who has no
family, who travelled the world as a successful diplomat, who chose
not to have children, Green’s mother cannot accept it. Why should
not having chosen a traditional life mean that your life is worth
nothing at all? In Concerning My Daughter, translated from Korean
by Jamie Chang, Kim Hye-jin lays bare our most universal fears on
ageing, death and isolation to offer, finally, a paean to love in
all its forms. 'An admirably nuanced portrait of prejudice . . .
one that boldly takes on the daunting task of humanizing someone
whose prejudice has made her cruel.' - The New York Times
The Prize-Winning International Bestseller 'I can't help but be
moved by a story about women meeting, fighting, helping each other,
looking after one another, and raising their voices against the
prejudice and criticism they are subject to.' Cho Nam-joo, author
of Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 When a mother allows her thirty-something
daughter to move into her apartment, she wants for her what many
mothers might say they want for their child: a steady income, and,
even better, a good husband with a good job with whom to start a
family. But when Green turns up with her girlfriend, Lane, in tow,
her mother is unprepared and unwilling to welcome Lane into her
home. In fact, she can barely bring herself to be civil. Having
centred her life on her husband and child, her daughter's
definition of family is not one she can accept. Her daughter's
involvement in a case of unfair dismissal involving gay colleagues
from the university where she works is similarly strange to her.
And yet when the care home where she works insists that she lower
her standard of care for an elderly dementia patient who has no
family, who travelled the world as a successful diplomat, who chose
not to have children, Green's mother cannot accept it. Why should
not having chosen a traditional life mean that your life is worth
nothing at all? In Concerning My Daughter, translated from Korean
by Jamie Chang, Kim Hye-jin lays bare our most universal fears on
ageing, death, and isolation, to offer finally a paean to love in
all its forms.
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