{"product_id":"white-chrysanthemum-paperback","title":"White Chrysanthemum - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMary Lynn Bracht\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor fans of Lisa Wingate's \u003ci\u003eBefore We Were Yours \u003c\/i\u003eand Min Jin Lee's \u003ci\u003ePachinko\u003c\/i\u003e, a deeply moving novel that follows two Korean sisters separated by World War II.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eKorea, 1943\u003c\/i\u003e. Hana has lived her entire life under Japanese occupation. As a \u003ci\u003ehaenyeo\u003c\/i\u003e, 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 \u003ci\u003ehaenyeo\u003c\/i\u003e are women of power and strength. She will find her way home. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eSouth Korea, 2011\u003c\/i\u003e. 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? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Suspenseful, hopeful, and ultimately redemptive, \u003ci\u003eWhite Chrysanthemum \u003c\/i\u003etells a story of two sisters whose love for each other is strong enough to triumph over the grim evils of war.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMary Lynn Bracht \u003c\/b\u003ecompleted an MA in Creative Writing at Birkbeck, University of London. An American author of Korean descent living in London, she grew up in a large ex-pat community of women who came of age in postwar South Korea. In 2002, Bracht visited her mother's childhood village, and it was during this trip she first learned of the \"comfort women.\" \u003ci\u003eWhite Chrysanthemum\u003c\/i\u003e is her first novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.1 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 02, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44303631253606,"sku":"9780735214446","price":31.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/SnRZZU9yaDN5TFBvK3dTUVg3SFhmQT09.webp?v=1767556526","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/white-chrysanthemum-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}