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. The novel has fictional names, characters, places, and incidents. The novel is based on comfort women, Korea, Japan, and history. But haenyeo are women of power and strength. White Chrysanthemum is a novel written by Mary Lynn Bracht. There she is forced to become a “comfort woman” in a Japanese military brothel. 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars. Until the day Hana saves her younger sister from a Japanese soldier and is herself captured and transported to Manchuria. White Chrysanthemum (Kindle Edition) Published January 30th 2018 by G.P. As a haenyeo, a female diver of the sea, she enjoys an independence that few other Koreans can still claim. 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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