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'Look for your sister after each dive. Never forget. If you see
her, you are safe.' This is the story of Hana and her little sister
Emi, who are part of an island community of haenyo, women who make
their living from free diving off the southernmost tip of Korea.
One day Hana sees a Japanese soldier heading for where Emi is
guarding the day's catch on the beach. Saving her sister, Hana
herself is captured and forced to become a "comfort woman" in a
Japanese military brothel. Moving between Hana in 1943 and Emi as
an elderly woman today, White Chrysanthemum sheds light on a
devastating history - and how the bond of sisterhood is strong
enough to endure the evils of war. Meet ten of literature's most
iconic heroines, jacketed in bold portraits by female photographers
from around the world.
Winner of the Writers' Guild Award for Best Debut Novel Longlisted
for the Authors' Club First Novel Award 'Look for your sister after
each dive. Never forget. If you see her, you are safe.' Hana and
her little sister Emi are part of an island community of haenyo,
women who make their living from diving deep into the sea off the
southernmost tip of Korea. One day Hana sees a Japanese soldier
heading for where Emi is guarding the day's catch on the beach. Her
mother has told her again and again never to be caught alone with
one. Terrified for her sister, Hana swims as hard as she can for
the shore. So begins the story of two sisters suddenly and
violently separated by war. Moving between Hana in 1943 and Emi as
an old woman today, White Chrysanthemum takes us into a dark and
devastating corner of history - and two women whose love for one
another is strong enough to triumph over the evils of war.
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