The Island of Sea Women explained

The Island of Sea Women is a 2019 historical novel written by American author Lisa See.^{[1] [2]} 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.^{[3] [4]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2019-01-15 . The Island of Sea Women . 2024-08-21 . . September 22, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230922192544/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/lisa-see/the-island-of-sea-women/ . live .
2. News: Soli . Tatjana . 2019-04-05 . Lisa See Sets a Coming-of-Age Story in the Tumultuous Seas of Occupied Korea . 2024-08-21 . . en-US . 0362-4331 . May 1, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230501161041/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/05/books/review/island-of-sea-women-lisa-see.html . live .
3. Web site: Kiger . Patrick J. . 2021-01-08 . These female divers are living legends. How novelist Lisa See captured their story . 2024-08-21 . . en-US . October 9, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221009043541/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2021-01-08/lisa-see-island-of-sea-women-book-club . live .
4. Web site: Frater . Patrick . 2022-10-08 . Korea’s IMTV Hatches Multi-Season Series Based on Lisa See Novel ‘The Island of Sea Women’ About Matriarchal Society of Free Divers (EXCLUSIVE) . 2024-08-21 . . en-US . October 9, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221009044145/https://variety.com/2022/global/news/korea-tv-series-lisa-see-the-island-of-sea-women-1235396901/ . live .