{"product_id":"island-of-sea-women","title":"Island of Sea Women","description":"\u003cdiv data-a-expander-name=\"book_description_expander\" data-a-expander-collapsed-height=\"280\" class=\"a-expander-collapsed-height a-row a-expander-container a-spacing-base a-expander-partial-collapse-container\" style=\"max-height: none; height: 280px;\"\u003e \u003cdiv data-expanded=\"false\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px;\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eTHE \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e BESTSELLER\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e“A mesmerizing new historical novel” (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eO, The Oprah Magazine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e) from Lisa See, the bestselling author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e, about female friendship and devastating family secrets on a small Korean island.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMi-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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eDespite their love for each other, Mi-ja and Young-sook find it impossible to ignore their differences. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Island of Sea Women \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003etakes 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 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ehaenyeo \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“This vivid…thoughtful and empathetic” novel (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) 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” (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Island of Sea Women\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a “beautiful story…about the endurance of friendship when it’s pushed to its limits, and you…will love it” (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eCosmopolitan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e).\u003c\/span\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-header a-expander-partial-collapse-header\" style=\"opacity: 1; display: block;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-content-fade\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e}\"\u0026gt;\u003ci class=\"a-icon a-icon-extender-expand\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-expander-prompt\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Scribner Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50120126759197,"sku":"9781501154867","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0901\/5692\/5213\/files\/9781501154867.jpg?v=1751398897","url":"https:\/\/bookdelico.com\/products\/island-of-sea-women","provider":"Book Delico ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}