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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