{"product_id":"white-chrysanthemum-9780735214446","title":"White Chrysanthemum","description":"\u003cb\u003eFinalist for the 2019 Dayton Literary Peace Prize \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor fans of Min Jin Lee's \u003ci\u003ePachinko\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLilac Girls\u003c\/i\u003e, the heartbreaking history of Korea is brought to life in this deeply moving and redemptive debut that follows two sisters separated by World War II. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eKorea, 1943\u003c\/i\u003e. Hana has lived her entire life under Japanese occupation. As a \u003ci\u003ehaenyeo\u003c\/i\u003e, a female diver of the sea, she enjoys an independence that few other Koreans can still claim. Until the day Hana saves her younger sister from a Japanese soldier and is herself captured and transported to Manchuria. There she is forced to become a comfort woman in a Japanese military brothel. But \u003ci\u003ehaenyeo\u003c\/i\u003e are women of power and strength. She will find her way home. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSouth Korea, 2011\u003c\/i\u003e. Emi has spent more than sixty years trying to forget the sacrifice her sister made, but she must confront the past to discover peace. Seeing the healing of her children and her country, can Emi move beyond the legacy of war to find forgiveness? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSuspenseful, hopeful, and ultimately redemptive, \u003ci\u003eWhite Chrysanthemum\u003c\/i\u003e tells a story of two sisters whose love for each other is strong enough to triumph over the grim evils of war.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-11143072\"\u003eMary Lynn Bracht\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e G.P. Putnam's Sons\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/02\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.40w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780735214446\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0735214441\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC014000\"\u003eHistorical | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC043000\"\u003eComing of Age\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC054000\"\u003eAsian American\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMary Lynn Bracht\u003c\/b\u003e completed an MA in Creative Writing at Birkbeck, University of London. An American author of Korean descent living in London, she grew up in a large ex-pat community of women who came of age in postwar South Korea. In 2002, Bracht visited her mother's childhood village, and it was during this trip she first learned of the comfort women. \u003ci\u003eWhite Chrysanthemum\u003c\/i\u003e is her first novel.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"G.P. Putnam's Sons","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42682598818029,"sku":"9780735214446","price":23.47,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_11e84dee-c719-4a76-9cde-9731da22209e.jpg?v=1649725368","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/white-chrysanthemum-9780735214446","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}