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.

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. Read honest and unbiased product reviews from our users. Emi has spent more than sixty years trying to forget the sacrifice her sister made, but she must confront the past to discover peace. Find helpful customer reviews and review ratings for White Chrysanthemum: Mary Lynn Bracht at. But haenyeo are women of power and strength. There she is forced to become a “comfort woman” in a Japanese military brothel. Moving between Hana in 1943 and Emi as an old woman today, White Chrysanthemum takes us into a dark and devastating corner of history and two women whose love for one another is strong enough to triumph over the evils of war. White Chrysanthemum Bracht, Mary Lynn Published b圜hatto and Windus, 2018 ISBN 10: 1784741450ISBN 13: 9781784741457 Seller: Reuseabook, Gloucester, United Kingdom Seller Rating: Contact seller Book Used - SoftcoverCondition: Used Good £ 1.73 Convert currency £ 1. Until the day Hana saves her younger sister from a Japanese soldier and is herself captured and transported to Manchuria. Hana is dragged away by a Japanese soldier to a life of sexual slavery Emi is left to grow up. As a haenyeo, a female diver of the sea, she enjoys an independence that few other Koreans can still claim. White Chrysanthemum is the story of two Korean sisters separated by the second world war.

Hana has lived her entire life under Japanese occupation. Moving between Hana in 1943 and Emi as an old woman today, White Chrysanthemum takes us into a dark and devastating corner of history - and two women whose love for one another is strong enough to triumph over the evils of war.For fans of Lisa Wingate’s Before We Were Yours and Min Jin Lee’s Pachinko, a deeply moving novel that follows two Korean sisters separated by World War II. So begins the story of two sisters suddenly and violently separated by war. Terrified for her sister, Hana swims as hard as she can for the shore. Her mother has told her again and again never to be caught alone with one. One day Hana sees a Japanese soldier heading for where Emi is guarding the day's catch on the beach. Hana and her little sister Emi are part of an island community of haenyo, women who make their living from diving deep into the sea off the southernmost tip of Korea. Longlisted for the Authors' Club First Novel Award Winner of the Writers' Guild Award for B est Debut Novel

White Chrysanthemum by Mary Lynn Bracht