Conflicts arise when mum learns that they are more than just friends - Lane is Green’s long-term girlfriend. Mother, however, gets another unpleasant surprise when Green brings a woman, Lane to live together. After some thought, her mother invites her to move in. Green works as an itinerant university lecturer and is not eligible for loans or public housing because of her non-permanent job status. Feeling lost and confused, she seeks help from her mother - our unnamed narrator - asking whether the latter can get a loan on her behalf. Green, a 30-something-year-old woman, is threatened by the increase of rent prices. The author spotlights issues such as cost of living, discrimination against LGBTQ communities, generational differences, ageing and loneliness in South Korean society. Translated from the Korean by Jamie Chang, Concerning My Daughter is the first book by Kim Hye-Jin available in English.
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