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✍️ Lisa See

2 titles · Historical, Fiction, Literary

The Island of Sea Women
⭐ 4.42019

The Island of Sea Women

🌶️ · 374p

Two friends on Jeju Island, Korea — haenyeo (women divers) whose friendship spans Japanese colonialism, WWII, and the devastating 1948 massacre. Female friendship as epic as any romance.

Found FamilyStrong Female LeadWar Setting
The Island of Sea Women
⭐ 4.32019

The Island of Sea Women

🌶️ · 374p

On Jeju Island, Korea, women dive the sea for a living. Young-sook and Mi-ja are best friends — until history tears them apart. A story spanning decades of love, betrayal, and forgiveness.

FriendshipCultural ClashStrong Female LeadGenerational Saga