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Mar 25, 2019mrsbarker rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Absolutely outstanding historical novel. I had never heard of the sea women of Korea and found this book riveting. It is full of historical detail and information about this fascinating culture of women. It is a moving story of women and family but so much more. I read it over the space of two days and was sorry when it ended. After reading the last page and closing the book I cried for a while, overwhelmed by the suffering and hardships of these women. But I tell you what, they were/are some invincible, heroic and stoic humans. Wow. I had to put the rest of Lisa See's books on my reading list. I can't stop thinking about the characters in this book. Korea is an amazing country with an amazing history. (I also went on Google maps to look around the island of Jeju and found those black rock walls that feature so prominently in the book. Wow, loved the tour of the coastline on Google maps!)