The Mermaid from Jeju by Sumi Hahn [in Booklist]
23 Nov, by in Adult Readers, Fiction, Korean, Korean American, Repost
*STARRED REVIEW Once upon a time, Junja was a “real” mermaid, a Korean haenyeo – one of the world-renowned freediving women who gather sea life – of Jeju Island. By 2001, she’s spent most of her life as “a pillar of the Korean American community in...