간병인

Najin's mother died of breast cancer after years of treatment her husband all but forced on her. Blaming the genes, the father fears for his daughter too, and Najin, still young, undergoes a mastectomy. While she is in hospital he engages a caregiver, Mihyeong, and Najin stays on guard against a woman who seems set to marry into the family. Weeks of surgery and rehabilitation leave Najin exposed at her weakest and most ashamed, and Mihyeong confides a secret of her own, as the stranger draws closer and Najin learns what she never knew about her father and her late mother.

AI-generated summary

About the book

Form

Short story

First published

2023 by Changbi

ISBN

9788936439538 (original)