White Chrysanthemum
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White Chrysanthemum
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Narrated by:
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Greta Jung
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By:
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Mary Lynn Bracht
About this listen
Random House presents the audiobook edition of White Chrysanthemum by Mary Lynn Bracht, read by Greta Jung.
'Look for your sister after each dive. Never forget. If you see her, you are safe.'
Hana and her little sister Emi are part of an island community of haenyeo, women who make their living from diving deep into the sea off the southernmost tip of Korea.
One day Hana sees a Japanese soldier heading for where Emi is guarding the day's catch on the beach. Her mother has told her again and again never to be caught alone with one. Terrified for her sister, Hana swims as hard as she can for the shore.
So begins the story of two sisters suddenly and violently separated by war. Switchbacking between Hana in 1943 and Emi as an old woman today, White Chrysanthemum takes us into a dark and devastating corner of history. But pulling us back into the light are two women whose love for one another is strong enough to triumph over the evils of war.
A riveting, immersive read in the vein of The Kite Runner and Memoirs of a Geisha.
©2018 Mary Lynn Bracht (P)2018 Random House AudiobooksCritic Reviews
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- Julie-Anne
- 23-04-2022
A great, and enlightening listen
A well done work of fiction honouring a tragic time in history. This book is well paced, interesting, and well narrated. The characters are likeable and the story, I suspect, will stay with many listeners long after the book has ended. It does deal with themes of sexual abuse, as it is a story about the Comfort Women forced into sexual slavery. Listener discretion should be advised for those that find the subject matter triggering.
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- Julie
- 18-05-2018
Sad, brutal & yet beautiful young woman’s story
Impressive history although quite shocking told thru the life of child’s survival. Awesomely appreciated story.
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