![]() ![]() Little do the two friends know that after surviving hundreds of dives and developing the closest of bonds, forces outside their control will push their friendship to the breaking point. Young-sook was born into a long line of haenyeo and will inherit her mothers position leading the divers in their village. Mi-ja is the daughter of a Japanese collaborator, and she will forever be marked by this association. Despite their love for each other, Mi-ja and Young-sooks differences are impossible to ignore. As the girls take up their positions as baby divers, they know they are beginning a life of excitement and responsibility but also danger. When they are old enough, they begin working in the sea with their villages all-female diving collective, led by Young-sooks mother. ![]() About the Book Mi-ja and Young-sook, two girls living on the Korean island of Jeju, are best friends that come from very different backgrounds. ![]()
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