If you see her, you are safe.”. Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App. It is refreshing to read a story of chronic rape from such a clear perspective. Their story should be written, the voices should be heard. It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. Her mother went into labor that evening, and when they showed Hana her baby sister, she couldn’t contain her happiness. It will hold a special place in my heart for its powerfully important message, but it will also haunt my dreams—and not necessarily in a good way—for its desolate, terrifying story. She is too young, and too loved, to be taken away. I’m honoured to be selected along with two wonderful writers Guy Gunaratne (In Our Mad and Furious City) and Nicola Mostyn (The Gods of Love). The occupation is a taboo topic, especially at market; only the brave dare to broach it, and even then only in whispers and behind cupped hands. His boots crunch on the stones above them. The rapist and captor is wrong. Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club that’s right for you for free. Milk dripped from the side of the baby’s open mouth, and her mother wiped it with a swipe of her thumb. Hana followed her mother into the sea at an early age. It is Hana’s job to protect her little sister. With every subsequent breath, he moves just a little more. “Where did you go?” the soldier calls down to Hana. Hana was already seven years old when her sister was finally born. She covers her sister’s mouth with her hand to keep her from crying out. Hana followed her mother into the sea at an early age. She has no plan. Hana can remain in the deep water for hours, but her little sister will drown if the soldier decides to wait them out. Tragic story about two sisters separated by war. But then her mother became pregnant, and Hana swelled with such hope that she beamed each time she caught a glimpse of her mother’s growing stomach. She can only hope to reach her sister before the soldier does. Please try again. Sometimes, when Hana surfaced, she would look first to the shore to find her sister chasing after seagulls, waving sticks wildly in the air. It was utterly captivating. Does this book contain quality or formatting issues? Please try again. Do you know that? It is difficult to understand how any human being can not also see females as human beings. Winner of the Writers' Guild Award for Best Debut NovelLonglisted for the Authors' Club First Novel Award, 'Look for your sister after each dive. Thank you Mary Lynn for such a wonderfully told book. Hana gazed at her tiny baby sister. Hana can’t shout at her to stay down. Her mother is always the first to offer help. She reached out to caress the black tuft of hair sprouting from her scalp. She is a second-class citizen with second-class rights in her own country, but that does not diminish her Korean pride. When she finally broke the surface, she breathed in more water than oxygen. The Japanese people and Government should be ashamed of their attitude and denial on this issue. Hana can’t shout at her to stay down. Her fear is contagious, and Hana, too, begins to tremble. Reviewed in the United States on September 25, 2018. You are a big sister now, and with that comes responsibilities, and the first one is that of protector. Then she performed her own somersault, down into the ocean’s thrumming interior, in search of another sea creature to add to their harvest. A ridge of rocks shields her sister from his view, but it won’t do so for long. Never forget. I have read many books on the Japanese occupation of Korea and the many horrors visited in the Korean people, but none that had me weeping for my 'sisters' like this book. “I will remember, Mother, always,” Hana said, her eyes glued onto her little sister’s peacefully dozing face.