![]() Their job is physically and mentally demanding: They dive into often-icy waters clad only in thin cotton bathing costumes, armed with knives and nets, without any kind of breathing apparatus. The most intriguing parts of the book are those that describe the lives of the haenyeo. Sun-sil sees enough potential in Mi-ja to treat her like another daughter, training both girls to step into the role of “baby-divers” as part of the collective. They treat Mi-ja so badly that, when Young-sook and her mother meet her, the half-starved girl is stealing food from their fields. She’s sent to live with an aunt and uncle in Young-sook’s village of Hado. Mi-ja’s mother died giving birth to her her father dies when she’s 7 years old. ![]()
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