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\n THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER<\/p>\n

\u201cA mesmerizing new historical novel\u201d (O, The Oprah Magazine) from Lisa See, the bestselling author of The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane, about female friendship and devastating family secrets on a small Korean island.<\/p>\n

Mi-ja and Young-sook, two girls living on the Korean island of Jeju, are best friends who come from very different backgrounds. When they are old enough, they begin working in the sea with their village\u2019s all-female diving collective, led by Young-sook\u2019s mother. As the girls take up their positions as baby divers, they know they are beginning a life of excitement and responsibility\u2014but also danger.<\/p>\n

Despite their love for each other, Mi-ja and Young-sook find it impossible to ignore their differences. The Island of Sea Women takes place over many decades, beginning during a period of Japanese colonialism in the 1930s and 1940s, followed by World War II, the Korean War, through the era of cell phones and wet suits for the women divers. Throughout this time, the residents of Jeju find themselves caught between warring empires. Mi-ja is the daughter of a Japanese collaborator. Young-sook was born into a long line of haenyeo and will inherit her mother\u2019s position leading the divers in their village. Little do the two friends know that forces outside their control will push their friendship to the breaking point.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis vivid\u2026thoughtful and empathetic\u201d novel (The New York Times Book Review) illuminates a world turned upside down, one where the women are in charge and the men take care of the children. \u201cA wonderful ode to a truly singular group of women\u201d (Publishers Weekly), The Island of Sea Women is a \u201cbeautiful story\u2026about the endurance of friendship when it\u2019s pushed to its limits, and you\u2026will love it\u201d (Cosmopolitan).

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Publisher \u200f : \u200e Scribner; Reissue edition (March 10, 2020)
Language \u200f : \u200e English
Paperback \u200f : \u200e 400 pages
ISBN-10 \u200f : \u200e 1501154869
ISBN-13 \u200f : \u200e 978-1501154867
Item Weight \u200f : \u200e 2.31 pounds
Dimensions \u200f : \u200e 5.25 x 0.9 x 8 inches <\/p>\n

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