An international sensation and a bestseller that has sold over 1.5 million Copies Author's korea, is a stunning, deeply moving story of a family's search for their missing mother - and their discovery of the desires, hea...An international sensation and a bestseller that has sold over 1.5 million Copies Author's korea, is a stunning, deeply moving story of a family's search for their missing mother - and their discovery of the desires, heartaches and secrets they never realized she harbored within. When sixty-nine year old so-nyo is separated from her husband among the crowds of the seoul subway station, and vanishes, their children are consumed with loud recriminations, and are awash in sorrow and guilt.