Blurb Woman, in her mid-30s, unmarried, no children - a scandal in South Korea! In this novel, the Korean bestselling author Cho Nam-Joo dedicates herself to a woman's life in South Korea, which is characterized by poverty and the immense shame of being unmarried in her mid-30s. Mani's family lives in one of the poorest districts of Seoul. Her father works in a snack bar and her mother is unemployed. As a little girl, Mani dreamed of becoming a rhythmic gymnast, inspired by television images of the 1988 Seoul Olympics. As a child, she started gymnastics, but quickly had to realize that she had no talent compared to others. She will lead a simple, unfulfilled life, also marked by the humiliation of not having a family of her own in her mid-thirties. The news of the district redevelopment causes real estate prices to skyrocket, at the same time Mani's family learns by chance that the redevelopment is to be called off. When a stranger wants to buy their house, the family is divided over whether to tell this good-natured man the truth or deceive him. Throughout their lives, they have adhered to the principle of honesty. What decision will they make when they face the biggest dilemma of their lives?