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The Island of Sea Women
2019 novel by Lisa See
2019 novel by Lisa See
The Island of Sea Women is a 2019 historical novel written by American author Lisa See. Set on the Korean island of Jeju, the novel tells the story of a friendship between Mi-ja, the daughter of a Japanese collaborator, and Young-Sook, the heir apparent in a family of haenyeo. Throughout the decades from Japanese rule to the modern era, the two become close but find their relationship strained as a result of their backgrounds. See researched haenyo and visited South Korea to interview some of the women divers for the novel.
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