Despite this encounter, Mi-ja, however, wants to be Young-sook’s friend, modeling her actions in the garden later that day (40) and, after they are finished working for the day, making. See depicts this world in vivid, sensuous detail. Their first moment together was a moment of conflict, when Young-sook tackles Mi-ja for stealing from her family garden. In The Island of Sea Women, she explores a unique culture where women go to the sea daily while men stay home to care for children. Young-sook and Mi-ja did not have to become friends. We are not tied together through ceremony or the responsibility to create a son we tie ourselves together through moments” (35). It follows the friendship between two divers named Young-sook and Mi-ja, spanning episodes in their lives from 1938 through 2008. In “How Do We Fall in Love?” Young-sook states, “No one picks a friend for us we come together by choice. The Island of Sea Women explores the culture of South Korean female divers known as the haenyeo. In their middle-age, Mi-ja and Young-sook’s relationship suffers a rupture but ultimately heals when Young-sook understands Mi-ja’s enduring selflessness and her own shortcomings as a friend. The Island of Sea Women stresses the importance of nurturing acts to maintaining bonds of friendship and love. The Island of Sea Women By: Lisa See The Deets: 384 pages Historical Fiction Published: March 5th, 2019 Review: From the Cover: Mi-ja and Young-sook, two girls living on the Korean island of Jeju, are best friends that come from very different backgrounds.

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