The Island of Sea Women (Unabridged) The Island of Sea Women (Unabridged)

The Island of Sea Women (Unabridged‪)‬

    • 4.4 • 187 Ratings
    • $19.99

    • $19.99

Publisher Description

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 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.

Despite their love for each other, Mi-ja and Young-sook find it impossible to ignore their differences. The Island of Sea Women takes 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 haenyeo and 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.

“This vivid…thoughtful and empathetic” novel (The New York Times Book Review) 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” (Publishers Weekly), The Island of Sea Women is a “beautiful story…about the endurance of friendship when it’s pushed to its limits, and you…will love it” (Cosmopolitan).

GENRE
Fiction
NARRATOR
JL
Jennifer Lim
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
13:22
hr min
RELEASED
2019
March 5
PUBLISHER
Simon & Schuster Audio
SIZE
661.3
MB

Customer Reviews

neverwinter ,

History Through the Eyes of a Singular Individual

A story about the resilience of the human spirit; of the real strength of women as daughter, mother, wife, and friend. It’s an amazing read that I would highly recommend and had to listen to till the end. I was swept away by the story, the people, the sheer beauty and harshness of life the author described.
(Warning on some wartime imagery.)

The only reason I gave it 4 stars was because whomever edited the audio does not know what chapters. Some chapters were cut in half, others 15-30sec too soon or too late. So selecting a chapter to listen to was a hit or miss.

sofieeeeeeeooxo ,

Inspiring story

Loved this read was sad when it was over.

mhadjioannou ,

What a journey. Listen on audio.

I learned so much history in this tender story about the strong women from Korea.

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