{"product_id":"the-island-of-sea-women","title":"Lisa See: The Island of Sea Women: Lisa See [2020] paperback","description":"A new novel from Lisa See, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003ebestselling author\u003c\/b\u003e of \u003ci\u003eThe Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane\u003c\/i\u003e, about \u003cb\u003efemale friendship and family secrets on a small Korean island.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eMi-ja and Young-sook, two girls living on \u003cb\u003ethe Korean island of Jeju\u003c\/b\u003e, are best friends that come from very different backgrounds. When they are old enough, they begin working in the sea with \u003cb\u003etheir village's all-female diving collective\u003c\/b\u003e, led by Young-sook's mother. As the girls take up their positions as baby divers, they know they are beginning \u003cb\u003ea life of excitement and responsibility but also danger\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDespite their love for each other, Mi-ja and Young-sook's differences are impossible to ignore. \u003ci\u003eThe Island of Sea Women \u003c\/i\u003eis an epic set over many decades, beginning during a period of \u003cb\u003eJapanese colonialism in the 1930s and 1940s\u003c\/b\u003e, followed by \u003cb\u003eWorld War II, the Korean War\u003c\/b\u003e 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 \u003cb\u003ethe daughter of a Japanese collaborator\u003c\/b\u003e, and she will forever be marked by this association. Young-sook was born into a long line of \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ehaenyeo \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eand 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis beautiful, thoughtful novel illuminates a world turned upside down, one where \u003cb\u003ethe women are in charge, engaging in dangerous physical work,\u003c\/b\u003e 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-\u003ci\u003eThe Island of Sea Women \u003c\/i\u003eintroduces readers to the \u003cb\u003efierce and unforgettable\u003c\/b\u003e female divers of Jeju Island and the \u003cb\u003edramatic history\u003c\/b\u003e that shaped their lives. \u003cp\u003e'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 \u003cb\u003eriveting, historical, and heartbreaking all at once\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMarie Claire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e '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' \u003cb\u003eJodi Picoult\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'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' \u003cb\u003eSue Monk Kidd, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Life of Bees \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"See, Lisa","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":42687032066233,"sku":"9781471183836","price":11.7,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"Very Good","offer_id":47706614038867,"sku":"XV81471183836","price":6.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/see-lisa-lisa-see-the-island-of-sea-women-lisa-see-2020-paperback-59089456267603.jpg?v=1727169079","url":"https:\/\/theirishbookshop.live\/products\/the-island-of-sea-women","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}