The Island Of Sea Women

From Lisa See, the bestselling author of The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane, comes The Island of Sea Women—a mesmerizing historical novel and New York Times Bestseller that explores the deep bonds of female friendship and the weight of devastating family secrets on the enchanting Korean island of Jeju. Follow the lives of Mi-ja and Young-sook, two best friends from contrasting worlds, as they begin their journey as baby divers in an all-female diving collective led by Young-sook’s mother. Spanning decades from Japanese colonial rule and World War II to the modern era, this richly layered narrative captures a society caught between ancient traditions and modern challenges.

Praised by The New York Times Book Review as “vivid, thoughtful and empathetic,” by Publishers Weekly as “a wonderful ode to a truly singular group of women,” and hailed by Cosmopolitan as “a beautiful story about the endurance of friendship when it’s pushed to its limits,” The Island of Sea Women invites you into a world where women lead and men nurture—a world where survival depends on strength, loyalty, and the resilience of the human spirit.