Lisa See The Island of Sea Women : 'Beautifully rendered' -Jodi Picoult

The beautiful novel of female friendship and family secrets on a small Korean island, from theNew York Timesbestselling author ofThe Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane Mija and Youngsook, two girls living on the Korean island of Jeju, are best friends that come from very different backgrounds. When they are old enough, they begin working in the sea with their villages allfemale diving collective, led by Youngsooks mother. As the girls take up their positions as baby divers, they know they are beginning a life of excitement and responsibility but also danger. Despite their love for each other, Mija and Youngsooks differences are impossible to ignore. The Island of Sea Womenis an epic set over many decades, beginning during a period of Japanese colonialism in the 1930s and 1940s, followed by World War II, the Korean War and its aftermath, through the era of cell phones and wetsuits for the women divers. Throughout this time, the residents of Jeju find themselves caught between warring empires. Mija is the daughter of a Japanese collaborator, and she will forever be marked by this association. Youngsook was born into a long line ofhaenyeoand will inherit her mothers position leading the divers in their village. Little do the two friends know that after surviving hundreds of dives and developing the closest of bonds, forces outside their control will push their friendship to the breaking point. This beautiful, thoughtful novel illuminates a world turned upside down, one where the... | Lisa See The Island of Sea Women : 'Beautifully rendered' -Jodi Picoult