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A national tragedy. A family and sister grieving the loss of their loved one. The ghosts of the past emerging.

Yun-young's sister (Unnie, the Korean word for "older sister"), a secondary school teacher at a school in Ansan, is one of those who go missing during the sinking of the Sewol ferry in South Korea in 2014. Yun-young and her family wait for word-that Unnie has been rescued, first, and then, when that doesn't happen, that her body has been found. As the days turn into weeks and the weeks turn into months and still they wait for news, Yun-young's sorrow feels poisoned. She can't move on in her life without understanding Unnie's life. Launching herself on a journey to discover who her sister was, Yun-young excavates more family memories than she bargained for.