VIRTUAL: Afternoon Book Club

Welcome to the Afternoon Zoom Book Group. This group meets via zoom on the 4th Tuesday at 2 pm. The link is sent out to anyone who wishes to attend. You can request the Zoom link by emailing Linda at YXVudGllc2Jvb2tzIHwgZ21haWwgISBjb20=.

We have quite a line-up of books this year, so we look forward to some interesting and fun discussions! Join us, won't you?!



July Selection

In July we will be discussing "Island of Sea Women" by Lisa See.

Mi-ja and Young-sook, two girls living on the Korean island of Jeju, are best friends who come from very different backgrounds. When they are old enough, they begin working in the sea with their village’s all-female diving collective, led by Young-sook’s mother. As the girls take up their positions as baby divers, they know they are beginning a life of excitement and responsibility—but also danger.

Despite their love for each other, Mi-ja and Young-sook find it impossible to ignore their differences. The Island of Sea Women takes place over many decades, beginning during a period of Japanese colonialism in the 1930s and 1940s, followed by World War II, the Korean War, through the era of cell phones and wet suits for the women divers. Throughout this time, the residents of Jeju find themselves caught between warring empires. Mi-ja is the daughter of a Japanese collaborator. Young-sook was born into a long line of haenyeo and will inherit her mother’s position leading the divers in their village. Little do the two friends know that forces outside their control will push their friendship to the breaking point.



Leader: Linda (she/her)
Contact: YXVudGllc2Jvb2tzIHwgZ21haWwgISBjb20=
Website: https://auntiesbooks.com/list/afternoon-zoom-book-club-linda-virtual

You may also like the following events from Auntie's Bookstore:

• This Saturday, 19th July, 11:59 am, AUNTIES SETTLERS OF CATAN NATIONAL QUALIFIER TOURNAMENT in Spokane
• Next Saturday, 26th July, 06:00 pm, Queer & Weird Book Club in Spokane
• Next month, 5th August, 06:00 pm, Science & Nature Book Club in Spokane