Book cover for Concerning My Daughter

Concerning My Daughter

Kim Hye-jin

Translated by Jamie Chang

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14 April 2022
293 minutes
Minhee Yeo
9781529057706
Imprint: Picador

Reviews

An admirably nuanced portrait of prejudice . . . one that boldly takes on the daunting task of humanizing someone whose prejudice has made her cruel.
An acerbic and wise book.
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.
The self-questioning nature of Hye-jin’s narrator allows her to explore the tensions between mother and daughter with great deftness. The mother’s socially conservative values clash against her unwavering love for her daughter: how best to protect Green in a dangerous, changing world?