White chrysanthemum / Mary Lynn Bracht.
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.<br>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?
Record details
- ISBN: 9780735214439
- ISBN: 0735214433
- Physical Description: 305 pages : map ; 24 cm
- Publisher: New York, New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, [2018]
- Copyright: ©2018
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-305).
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- Subject:
- Sisters > Fiction.
Pearl divers > Fiction.
Comfort women > Korea > Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 > Women > Korea > Fiction.
Korea > History > Japanese occupation, 1910-1945 > Fiction. - Genre:
- War fiction.
Historical fiction.
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- 24 of 24 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 3 of 3 copies available at Onslow County Public Library.
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- 0 current holds with 24 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville Main Library | FIC BRACHT (Text) | 36015000224978 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Richlands Branch Library | FIC BRACHT (Text) | 36015001298252 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Sneads Ferry Branch Library | FIC BRACHT (Text) | 36015001154273 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
