{"product_id":"the-island-of-sea-women-by-lisa-see","title":"The Island of Sea Women By Lisa See","description":"\u003ch4 class=\"a-spacing-none a-text-normal\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-size-large celwidget\" data-csa-c-id=\"x8nr79-u3lvgd-18ns5b-npxy7w\" data-cel-widget=\"productTitle\"\u003eThis Book is Brand New\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"BookPage__leftColumn\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Sticky\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"BookActions\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe beautiful novel of female friendship and family secrets on a small Korean island, from\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethe \u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/span\u003e bestselling author of \u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane\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 that 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’s differences are impossible to ignore. \u003c\/span\u003eThe Island of Sea Women \u003cspan\u003eis an epic set over many decades, beginning during a period of Japanese colonialism in the 1930s and 1940s, followed by World War II, the Korean War 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 the daughter of a Japanese collaborator, and she will forever be marked by this association. Young-sook was born into a long line of \u003c\/span\u003ehaenyeo \u003cspan\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\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"BookActions\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-size-large celwidget\" data-csa-c-id=\"x8nr79-u3lvgd-18ns5b-npxy7w\" data-cel-widget=\"productTitle\"\u003ePaperback:  £9.19 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-size-large celwidget\" data-csa-c-id=\"x8nr79-u3lvgd-18ns5b-npxy7w\" data-cel-widget=\"productTitle\"\u003eat time of listing \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shop from Crisis Online","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55739775811967,"sku":"A01329","price":4.48,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0511\/4714\/5406\/files\/71937KFMJeL._SY522.jpg?v=1753184005","url":"https:\/\/shopfromcrisis.org.uk\/products\/the-island-of-sea-women-by-lisa-see","provider":"Shop from Crisis Online","version":"1.0","type":"link"}