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White Chrysanthemum
by Mary Lynn Bracht

Published: 2018-01-30
Hardcover : 320 pages
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For fans of Min Jin Lee's Pachinko and Lilac Girls, the heartbreaking history of Korea is brought to life in this deeply moving and redemptive debut that follows two sisters separated by World War II.

Korea, 1943. Hana has lived her entire life under Japanese occupation. As a haenyeo, a ...
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For fans of Min Jin Lee's Pachinko and Lilac Girls, the heartbreaking history of Korea is brought to life in this deeply moving and redemptive debut that follows two sisters separated by World War II.

Korea, 1943. Hana has lived her entire life under Japanese occupation. As a haenyeo, a female diver of the sea, she enjoys an independence that few other Koreans can still claim. Until the day Hana saves her younger sister from a Japanese soldier and is herself captured and transported to Manchuria. There she is forced to become a “comfort woman” in a Japanese military brothel. But haenyeo are women of power and strength. She will find her way home.

South Korea, 2011. Emi has spent more than sixty years trying to forget the sacrifice her sister made, but she must confront the past to discover peace. Seeing the healing of her children and her country, can Emi move beyond the legacy of war to find forgiveness?

Suspenseful, hopeful, and ultimately redemptive, White Chrysanthemum tells a story of two sisters whose love for each other is strong enough to triumph over the grim evils of war.

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Serve Korean foods!
by LanaK (see profile) 03/22/18
Many interesting details on the internet regarding past and current history of the Comfort Women.

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  "Historical Tragedy"by Jan B. (see profile) 03/27/18

This story needs to be heard and the author did an outstanding job of keeping the reader feeling the journey of these two sisters. Please read this book and share the message that war leaves a path of... (read more)

 
  "White Chrysanthemum"by Lana N. (see profile) 03/22/18

Historically fiction novel regarding Korean and Japanese people during WWII. Excellent discussion!

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