Suspenseful, hopeful, and ultimately redemptive, White Chrysanthemum tells a story of two sisters whose love for each other is strong enough to triumph over the grim evils of war. Seeing the healing of her children and her country, can Emi move beyond the legacy of war to find forgiveness? Emi has spent more than sixty years trying to forget the sacrifice her sister made, but she must confront the past to discover peace. But haenyeo are women of power and strength. The novel is set in Korea during World War II, a time of great turmoil and violence that has been largely overlooked in historical fiction. There she is forced to become a “comfort woman” in a Japanese military brothel. White Chrysanthemum is a heart-wrenching debut novel by Mary Lynn Bracht that tells the story of two sisters separated by war and a deep love that transcends time and distance. Until the day Hana saves her younger sister from a Japanese soldier and is herself captured and transported to Manchuria. The Mongols’ kindness to Hana, and the moments. Putnam’s Sons, Chatto & Windus, January 2018) Hana’s story would have been one of relentless grimness, and despair, except once she reaches Mongolia, Bracht is careful to provide her with hope, although to spell out the details could spoil the plot. As a haenyeo, a female diver of the sea, she enjoys an independence that few other Koreans can still claim. White Chrysanthemum, Mary Lynn Bracht (G.P. Hana has lived her entire life under Japanese occupation. For fans of Lisa Wingate’s Before We Were Yours and Min Jin Lee’s Pachinko, a deeply moving novel that follows two Korean sisters separated by World War II.
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