For those who have read Lisa See’s The Island of Sea Women, you’ll be familiar with the haeneyo, the women who are deep sea divers in Korea. But, this is a very different story. Told in two parts, divided between post-WW2 Korea and present-day United States, we learn about Junja, a teenage girl who has become a successful haeneyo, following in the footsteps of her mother and grandmother. She convinces her mother to allow her … Read More “The Mermaid from Jeju by Sumi Hahn” »