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A Thousand Miles to Freedom: My Escape from North Korea

by David Tian, Eunsun Kim, Sébastien Falletti
RM81.50 MYR
A Thousand Miles to Freedom: My Escape from North Korea
A Thousand Miles to Freedom: My Escape from North Korea

Harrowing escape from North Korea to freedom.

If stories of resilience and courage inspire you, you'll be deeply moved by "A Thousand Miles to Freedom." It's not just a memoir; it's a testament to the human spirit's capacity to overcome. You'll follow Kim's journey, feeling the weight of her struggles and the triumph of her freedom. This book is a window into a world that's often hidden, and it's sure to leave a lasting impression.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

A Thousand Miles to Freedom: My Escape from North Korea

by David Tian, Eunsun Kim, Sébastien Falletti
RM81.50 MYR
ISBN: 9781250064646
Authors: David Tian, Eunsun Kim, Sébastien Falletti
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Date of Publication: 2015-07-21
Format: Hardcover
Related Collections: Politics, History, Biographies & Memoirs
Related Topics: Biography, Autobiography, Memoir, Biography Memoir, History, Asia, Politics, Biography, Politics, Autobiography, Memoir, Biography Memoir
Goodreads rating: 3.97
(rated by 7793 readers)

Description

Eunsun Kim was born in North Korea, one of the most secretive and oppressive countries in the modern world. As a child, Eunsun loved her country despite her school field trips to public executions, daily self-criticism sessions, and the increasing gnaw of hunger as the country-wide famine escalated. By the time she was eleven years old, Eunsun's father and grandparents had died of starvation, and Eunsun too was in danger of starving. Finally, her mother decided to escape North Korea with Eunsun and her sister, not knowing that they were embarking on a journey that would take them nine long years to complete. Before finally reaching South Korea and freedom, Eunsun and her family would live homeless, fall into the hands of Chinese human traffickers, survive a North Korean labor camp, and cross the deserts of Mongolia on foot. Now, in A Thousand Miles to Freedom, Eunsun is sharing her remarkable story to give voice to the tens of millions of North Koreans still suffering in silence. Told with grace and courage, her memoir is a riveting exposé of North Korea's totalitarian regime and, ultimately, a testament to the strength and resilience of the human spirit.
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Harrowing escape from North Korea to freedom.

If stories of resilience and courage inspire you, you'll be deeply moved by "A Thousand Miles to Freedom." It's not just a memoir; it's a testament to the human spirit's capacity to overcome. You'll follow Kim's journey, feeling the weight of her struggles and the triumph of her freedom. This book is a window into a world that's often hidden, and it's sure to leave a lasting impression.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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