In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl’s Journey to Freedom

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“I am most grateful for two things: that I was born in North Korea, and that I escaped from North Korea.” —Yeonmi Park
“One of the most harrowing stories I have ever heard—and one of the most inspiring.” —The Bookseller
In In Order to Live, Yeonmi Park shines a light not just into the darkest corners of life in North Korea, describing the deprivation and deception she endured and which millions of North Korean people continue to endure to this day, but also onto her own most painful and difficult memories. She tells with bravery and dignity for the first time the story of how she and her mother were betrayed and sold into sexual slavery in China and forced to suffer terrible psychological and physical hardship before they finally made their way to Seoul, South Korea—and to freedom.
Park confronts her past with a startling resilience. In spite of everything, she has never stopped being proud of where she is from, and never stopped striving for a better life. Indeed, today she is a human rights activist working determinedly to bring attention to the oppression taking place in her home country. Park’s testimony is heartbreaking and unimaginable, but never without hope. This is the human spirit at its most indomitable.

From the Publisher

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Penguin Books
Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 27, 2016
Edition ‏ : ‎ Reprint
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 288 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 014310974X
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0143109747
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 9.6 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.8 x 8.35 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #12,809 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #1 in North Korean History #1 in South Korean History #181 in Memoirs (Books)
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