Time To Read

Thanks for joining us. This month we are discussing The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See. Set on the Korean island of Jeju, this story follows Mi-ja and Young-sook, two girls from very different backgrounds, as they begin working in the sea with their village’s all-female diving collective. Over many decades- through the Japanese colonialism of the 1930s and 40s, World War II, the Korean War, and the era of cellphones and wet suits for the women divers- Mi-ja and Young-sook develop the closest of bonds. However, after hundreds of dives and years of friendship, forces outside their control will push their relationship to the breaking point.. Mentioned in this episode: UNESCO video about the Haenyeo – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lk7DQLMKBTE Fong See and On Gold Mountain (Lisa See’s family history) Monica Highland (Lisa See’s pen name) Truth and Reconciliation Commission Tell us about another book we might like: Dennis: The Player of Games by Iain M Banks Kirsten: Grass by Keum Suk Gendry-Kim Trevor: Korea: