Vondra Chang's debut novel is about the inner transformation of a Korean girl during difficult war times and the testing of her principles. Sungju is 19 years old and admires the Western way of thinking and building life, so she wants to marry her childhood friend Kunggu, whom she loves, continue your education and have equal rights with your partner. But her parents pass her off as a person with traditionalist values. Despite the fact that the girl manages to accept this way of life and adapt, her inner aspirations flare up with renewed vigor when her daughter Jinju appears in her life, whom she wants to raise as an independent woman. Sonju will have to go through the path of public condemnation and breaking previous ideas...