![]() ![]() Her friendship with Mi-Ja is beautiful and difficult and heartbreaking. She endured such tragedy as a result of Japanese and American colonialism on Jeju. Young-Sook was one of the strongest female characters I have ever read. ![]() Haenyeo are strong resilient female divers who financially provide for their families through their diving. What I enjoyed most about this book was learning about the haenyeo and the Jeju culture. There are a few brief flashbacks to 2008. ![]() The book follows Young-Sook’s life over 45 years and centers around her relationship with her best-friend and fellow haenyeo, Mi-Ja. She is a first and foremost a haenyeo, a female diver living on the Korean island of Jeju. The Island of Sea women tells the story of amazing Young-Sook’s life. I was thrilled when I heard she was coming out with a new book. After reading and loving Snowflower and the Secret Fan, Shanghai Girls, and Dreams of Joy, Lisa See has become an auto-buy author for me. ![]()
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