On Shoying’s 70th birthday, her long-lost husband Bochang returns home, dead. Shoying has no intention of postponing a birthday party with her three daughters and their families; however, she wants to save face by holding a decent funeral for Bochang. Bochang had been living in Taipei with another woman, Tsai, and converted to Buddhism. His death and the presence of a woman who stayed with him at his deathbed feel like a sharp flint thrown at Shoying and her daughters as they face the truth they thought they knew but didn’t know—truth that had been hidden because of a close relationship. Little Big Women is a mourning diary of a mother and her daughters who gain closure. (CHOI Eun)