The Island of Sea Women
The Island of Sea Women is a 2019 historical novel written by American author Lisa See. Set on the Korean island of Jeju, the novel tells the story of a friendship between Mi-ja, the daughter of a Japanese collaborator, and Young-Sook, the heir apparent in a family of haenyeo. Throughout the decades from Japanese rule to the modern era, the two become close but find their relationship strained as a result of their backgrounds. See researched Haenyo during visit to South Korea for her next novel

References

External links
The Island of Sea Women at Kirkus Reviews
The Island of Sea Women at New York Times Reviews

2019 American novels
Novels by Lisa See
Novels set in Jeju Province