The Island Of Sea Women By Lisa See

 My Rating: 4.8

The Korean island of Jeju is known for haenyeo – all-female diving collective. This story centers on the story of two young girls, Mi-ja and Young-sook, as they grow up in the 1930s into the early 2000's. 

This novel brought the culture of the haenyeo alive as well as the beautiful friendship of two girls throughout the decades of their lives. The brutality of the war in the 30's and 40's came alive. So much heart ache and misunderstandings over the years that See ties together beautifully in the end. Very heartfelt. It was a bit difficult to jump from the beauty of the diving and their childhood into the atrocities of war but both stories were well worth it. Surprised that there aren't more writings about this horrific period of time.