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The joy of food and tradition unites a family faltering in the face of illness and lossFollowing his acclaimed English-language debut, Uncomfortably Happily, Yeon-sik Hong returns with a graphic novel that is as insightful as it wrenching while it probes life with aging parents and how we support the people we love.A new father named Madang moves to a quiet cottage in the countryside with his wife and baby. He's excited to build a strong foundation for his growing family but his priorities are divided. His elderly parents are impoverished and struggling to survive. He becomes the primary caregiver for his ailing mother, Hyung-Soo, which also means negotiating a fraught relationship with his father.As his mother's illness worsens, he accompanies her on many hospital trips.