The Island Of Women
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The Island Of Sea Women
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Author : Lisa See
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2019-03-05
The Island Of Sea Women written by Lisa See and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-03-05 with Fiction categories.
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “A mesmerizing new historical novel” (O, The Oprah Magazine) from Lisa See, the bestselling author of The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane, about female friendship and devastating family secrets on a small Korean island. 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 village’s all-female diving collective, led by Young-sook’s 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 mother’s 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. “This vivid…thoughtful and empathetic” novel (The New York Times Book Review) illuminates a world turned upside down, one where the women are in charge and the men take care of the children. “A wonderful ode to a truly singular group of women” (Publishers Weekly), The Island of Sea Women is a “beautiful story…about the endurance of friendship when it’s pushed to its limits, and you…will love it” (Cosmopolitan).
The Women Of Pearl Island
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Author : Polly Crosby
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2022
The Women Of Pearl Island written by Polly Crosby and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022 with Fiction categories.
"Set on a secluded island off the British coast, The Women of Pearl Island is a moving and evocative story of family secrets, natural wonders and a mystery spanning decades. When Tartelin answers an ad for a personal assistant, she doesn't know what to expect from her new employer, Marianne, an eccentric elderly woman. Marianne lives on a remote island that her family has owned for generations, and for decades her only companions have been butterflies and tightly held memories of her family. But there are some memories Marianne would rather forget, such as when the island was commandeered by the British government during WWII. Now, if Marianne can trust Tartelin with her family's story, she might finally be able to face the long-buried secrets of her past that have kept her isolated for far too long"--
The Women On The Island
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Author : Anh Thái Hồ
language : en
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Release Date : 2000
The Women On The Island written by Anh Thái Hồ and has been published by University of Washington Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Fiction categories.
The first novel to be translated into English by one of the most popular writers in Vietnam illuminates the struggle of women who survived their service during the war years but returned to a society which in many ways had no place for them.
The Women On The Island
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Author : Anh Thái Hồ
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000
The Women On The Island written by Anh Thái Hồ and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with categories.
The Tea Girl Of Hummingbird Lane
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Author : Lisa See
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2017-03-21
The Tea Girl Of Hummingbird Lane written by Lisa See and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-03-21 with Fiction categories.
A thrilling new novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa See explores the lives of a Chinese mother and her daughter who has been adopted by an American couple. Li-yan and her family align their lives around the seasons and the farming of tea. There is ritual and routine, and it has been ever thus for generations. Then one day a jeep appears at the village gate—the first automobile any of them have seen—and a stranger arrives. In this remote Yunnan village, the stranger finds the rare tea he has been seeking and a reticent Akha people. In her biggest seller, Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, See introduced the Yao people to her readers. Here she shares the customs of another Chinese ethnic minority, the Akha, whose world will soon change. Li-yan, one of the few educated girls on her mountain, translates for the stranger and is among the first to reject the rules that have shaped her existence. When she has a baby outside of wedlock, rather than stand by tradition, she wraps her daughter in a blanket, with a tea cake hidden in her swaddling, and abandons her in the nearest city. After mother and daughter have gone their separate ways, Li-yan slowly emerges from the security and insularity of her village to encounter modern life while Haley grows up a privileged and well-loved California girl. Despite Haley’s happy home life, she wonders about her origins; and Li-yan longs for her lost daughter. They both search for and find answers in the tea that has shaped their family’s destiny for generations. A powerful story about a family, separated by circumstances, culture, and distance, Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane paints an unforgettable portrait of a little known region and its people and celebrates the bond that connects mothers and daughters.
Women Of Okinawa
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Author : Ruth Ann Keyso
language : en
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Release Date : 2000
Women Of Okinawa written by Ruth Ann Keyso and has been published by Cornell University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
"Three of the women were born before the Pacific War, and their first memories of Americans are of troops coming ashore with bayonets fixed. A second group, now middle-aged, grew up in the 1950s and 1960s, when massive American bases were a fixture of the landscape. The youngest women, for whom the bases are a historical accident, are in their twenties and thirties, raised in a country increasingly confident of its status as a world power.".
The Four Legendary Kingdoms
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Author : Matthew Reilly
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2016-11-03
The Four Legendary Kingdoms written by Matthew Reilly and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-11-03 with Fiction categories.
There are sixteen contestants, but only one will survive. The last thing Jack West remembers is arriving for a meeting at a top-secret military base with his family in tow. Now he awakes to find himself in a hellish scenario. Jack has been selected to take part in The Games, a series of deadly challenges designed to fulfil an ancient ritual. If he chooses not to compete, both he and his daughter will be killed. With the fate of the Earth at stake, Jack will have to traverse diabolical mazes, fight ruthless assassins and face unimaginable horrors that will test him to the limit. In the process, he will discover the mysterious and powerful group of individuals behind it all: the four legendary kingdoms. * * * * * READERS LOVE THE JACK WEST THRILLERS 'A super duper kick ass soldier' 'Electrifying' 'Enjoy the rollercoaster ride' 'You won't be able to put it down' 'I'm "Team Jack" all the way'
The Island Of Sea Women By Lisa See
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Author : Jessica Zibung
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019
The Island Of Sea Women By Lisa See written by Jessica Zibung and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019 with categories.
The Island Of The Women And Other Stories
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Author : George Mackay Brown
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2014-03-27
The Island Of The Women And Other Stories written by George Mackay Brown and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-03-27 with Fiction categories.
In these six stories George Mackay Brown leads us back along the sweep of Orkney's past and beyond even that to the remoteness of fable. He reveals the timelessness of the lived moment and the constants of island life in the harvest of sea and land and the compulsions of voyage and homecoming.
Island Of The Naked Women
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Author : Inger Frimansson
language : en
Publisher: PBS Publications
Release Date : 2018-02-21
Island Of The Naked Women written by Inger Frimansson and has been published by PBS Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-02-21 with Poetry categories.
Fiction. Translated from the Swedish by Laura Wideburg. Sudden murder and the resulting psychological tension are the hallmarks of Inger Frimansson's acclaimed thrillers. In ISLAND OF NAKED WOMEN, Tobias, an author of mystery novels, must return to the family farm after his father became incapacitated due to a fall from the hayloft. Tobias resents his father's judgmental attitude, but he finds the allure of his father's young wife Sabina hard to resist. Meanwhile, Hardy, the hired hand, scoffs at Tobias's city ways, while encouraging Sabina's mentally challenged son Adam to turn into an Elvis impersonator; and Ingelize, who runs a nearby riding school, finds Tobias irresistible. The rural life becomes increasingly claustrophobic for Tobias, but before he can return to the city, death strikes a hard blow and chaos ensues.