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Mi-ja and Young-sook two girls living on the Korean island of Jeju are best friends who come from very different backgrounds. When they are old enough they begin working in the sea with their villages all-female diving collective led by Young-sooks mother. As the girls take up their positions as baby divers they know they are beginning a life of excitement and respoMi-ja and Young-sook two girls living on the Korean island of Jeju are best friends who come from very different backgrounds. When they are old enough they begin working in the sea with their villages all-female diving collective led by Young-sooks mother. As the girls take up their positions as baby divers they know they are beginning a life of excitement and responsibility—but also danger.Despite their love for each other Mi-ja and Young-sook find it impossible to ignore their differences. The Island of Sea Women takes place over many decades beginning during a period of Japanese colonialism in the 1930s and 1940s followed by World War II the Korean War through the era of cell phones and wet suits for the women divers. Throughout this time the residents of Jeju find themselves caught between warring empires. Mi-ja is the daughter of a Japanese collaborator. Young-sook was born into a long line of haenyeo and will inherit her mothers position leading the divers in their village. Little do the two friends know that forces outside their control will push their friendship to the breaking point.(less)