The island of sea women

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A new novel from Lisa See, the New York Times bestselling author of The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane, about female friendship and family secrets on a small Korean island. Mi-ja and Young-sook, 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 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. Despite their love for each other, Mi-ja and Young-sook’s differences are impossible to ignore. The Island of Sea Women is 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. Mi-ja is the daughter of a Japanese collaborator, and she will forever be marked by this association. Young-sook was born into a long line of haenyeo and will inherit her mother’s 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 women are in charge, engaging in dangerous physical work, and the men take care of the children. A classic Lisa See story—one of women’s friendships and the larger forces that shape them—The Island of Sea Women introduces readers to the fierce and unforgettable female divers of Jeju Island and the dramatic history that shaped their lives. ‘For centuries, women on Korea’s Jeju island have been free-diving into the sea, a practice explored through this fictionalized story of two friends who struggle to stay close amid war, family rivalries, and a shifting cultural landscape. It’s riveting, historical, and heartbreaking all at once’ Marie Claire ‘Lisa See excels at mining the intersection of family, friendship and history... This novel spans wars and generations, but at its heart is a beautifully rendered story of two women whose individual choices become inextricably tangled’ Jodi Picoult ‘I was spellbound the moment I entered the vivid and little-known world of the diving women of Jeju… No one writes about female friendship… with more insight and depth than Lisa See’ Sue Monk Kidd, author of The Secret Life of Bees

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The Island of Sea Women

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The new york times bestseller a mesmerizing new historical novel 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 mi ja and young sook two girls living on the kor Direct beschikbaar .. MEER INFO

The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane

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From 1 new york times bestselling author lisa see one of those special writers capable of delivering both poetry and plot the new york times book review a moving novel about tradition tea farming and the bonds between mothers and daughters in their remote mountain village li yan and her fam Op voorraad. Voor 23:59 uur besteld, donderdag in huis .. MEER INFO

Lady Tan's Circle Of Women

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Taal: en

Bindwijze: Paperback

Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 09 juli 2020

Aantal pagina's: 384

Kaarten inbegrepen: Nee

Illustraties: Nee

Hoofdauteur: Lisa See

Hoofduitgeverij: Scribner Uk

Originele titel: The Island of Sea Women: 'Beautifully rendered' -Jodi Picoult

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Dyslexievriendelijk: Nee

Editie: 1st edition

Extra groot lettertype: Nee

Product breedte: 133 mm

Product hoogte: 27 mm

Product lengte: 203 mm

Studieboek: Nee

Verpakking breedte: 130 mm

Verpakking hoogte: 54 mm

Verpakking lengte: 145 mm

Verpakkingsgewicht: 847 g

eWaste: Nee

EAN: 9781471183836

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