![]() 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. Korea, 1943.Hana has lived her entire life under Japanese occupation. Seeing the healing of her children and her country, can Emi move beyond the legacy of war to find forgiveness? 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. Emi has spent more than sixty years trying to forget the sacrifice her sister made, but she must confront the past to discover peace. But haenyeo are women of power and strength. There she is forced to become a “comfort woman” in a Japanese military brothel. 18 January 2018 KL: There are few bonds deeper and stronger than those that exist between siblings. ![]() ![]() Until the day Hana saves her younger sister from a Japanese soldier and is herself captured and transported to Manchuria. White Chrysanthemum by Mary Lynn Bracht: 9780735214446 : Books 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. Debut author Mary Lynn Bracht joined journalist Kirsty Lang to discuss White Chrysanthemum a novel tracing the moving struggle of two sisters to reunite, against the backdrop of war and devastation. As a haenyeo, a female diver of the sea, she enjoys an independence that few other Koreans can still claim. Hana has lived her entire life under Japanese occupation. ![]() 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. ![]()
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