04579cam a2200805 4500 1234729917 TxAuBib 20240418120000.0 ||||||s2019||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781501154874 1501154877 B07GNV4F4S Amazon 2ca3782d-846b-4667-9f00-f1e8230d8e87 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 4246193 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib See, Lisa. The Island of Sea Women [Libby] : A Novel. Scribner, 2019. feminist. Historical Fiction. Women's Fiction. WWII. Korean War. feminism. korean history. encore. matriarchy. mothers day gift. WWII fiction. Best books. korean fiction. asian fiction. audie award. best novels. books for mom. korean stories. gifts for women. haenyeo. jeju island. korean war fiction. women's historical fiction. best books of the year. china dolls. best fiction. asian novels. matriarchal society. Dreams of Joy. quarantine reads. Snow Flower and the Secret Fan. Women divers. lady tan's rice and salt days. on gold mountain. peony in love. shanghai girls. $19.99 unabridged audio. books to read during quarantine. quarantine fiction. unabridged encore: $19.99 audio. women diver. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 6318kB. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Fiction. Historical Fiction. HTML:<b>THE <i>NEW YORK TIMES</i> BESTSELLER</b><br /> <br /> <b>"A mesmerizing new historical novel" (<i>O, The Oprah Magazine</i>) from Lisa See, the bestselling author of <i>The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane</i>, about female friendship and devastating family secrets on a small Korean island.</b><br /> 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's all-female diving collective, led by Young-sook's 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.<br /> <br /> Despite their love for each other, Mi-ja and Young-sook find it impossible to ignore their differences. <i>The Island of Sea Women</i> 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 <i>haenyeo</i> and will inherit her mother's 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.<br /> <br /> "This vivid...thoughtful and empathetic" novel (<i>The New York Times Book Review</i>) illuminates a world turned upside down, one where the women are in charge and the men take care of the children. "A wonderful ode to a truly singular group of women" (<i>Publishers Weekly</i>), <i>The Island of Sea Women</i> is a "beautiful story...about the endurance of friendship when it's pushed to its limits, and you...will love it" (<i>Cosmopolitan</i>). Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2024-04-18 20:00:02. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=2ca3782d-846b-4667-9f00-f1e8230d8e87&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=2ca3782d-846b-4667-9f00-f1e8230d8e87&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=2ca3782d-846b-4667-9f00-f1e8230d8e87&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)