There was a novel I read when I was young

I think it was called "Shimmering Water Shadows" (Chulleong-ineun Mulgeurimja) and it was about a person living a hard life from a young age. It was very interesting, and my whole family enjoyed it.
My mother, who had read it a long time ago, recommended it to me once I got a bit older, so I ended up reading it.
It was quite a good work, but I couldn't even find it in the libraries in downtown Seoul.
It's already out of print, and it's sad to think that a work of this caliber can never be found again and will disappear forever without being read by people...