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White Chrysanthemum

by Mary Lynn Bracht
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Narrator Greta Jung

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Length 10 hours 38 minutes
Language English
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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. Switch-backing 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.

‘A hugely affecting, captivating read -- I cried for most of the second half.’ – Stylist

‘Beautifully written... In elegant but emotionally devastating prose Bracht conveys the heartbreaking impact of brutality and war upon women.’ – Sunday Express

FictionHistorical FictionFiction - Literary

Mary Lynn Bracht is an American author of Korean descent who now lives in London. She has an MA in Creative Writing from Birkbeck, University of London. She grew up in a large ex-pat community of women who came of age in post-war South Korea. In 2002 Bracht visited her mother's childhood village, and it was during this trip she first learned of the ‘Comfort Women’ captured and set up in brothels for the Japanese military. White Chrysanthemum is her first novel.

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Author:

Narrator:
Greta Jung

ISBN:
9781473554177

Length:
10 hours 38 minutes

Language:
English

Publisher:
Random House

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Edition:
Unabridged

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Reviews

I read it in one sitting I would also recommend Mary-Lynn Bracht’s novel White Chrysanthemum, a story of family separation in Korea during the 20th century. I learned a lot about Korean culture in this book, but it also has a sweeping story that captivates the reader I read Hana and Emi's story with my heart in my mouth... A bold, devastating, important novel shot through with hope and beauty Introduces a heart-rending seam of history… Bracht has fashioned her own memorial to the comfort women. White Chrysanthemum is a timely and furiously felt book A hugely affecting, captivating read -- I cried for most of the second half It's jaw-dropping, it's devastating, it's heart-breaking and absolutely beautiful. I couldn't recommend it more Beautifully written... In elegant but emotionally devastating prose Bracht conveys the heartbreaking impact of brutality and war upon women Bracht's rich detail and captivating characters bring history vividly to life. An insightful, engaging and deeply emotional page-turner If you're a fan of The Kite Runner and Memoirs of A Geisha, you'll love Mary Lynn Bracht's novel... Both educating and engaging, Bracht’s rich detail and captivating characters plunge you into Korean history in a heartbreaking and deeply emotional page-turner An evocative picture of loss and also an account of how one of the deepest human bonds can survive almost anything Expand reviews
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