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In Order to Live

A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom

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In Order to Live

By: Yeonmi Park
Narrated by: Eji Kim
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Yeonmi Park was not dreaming of freedom when she escaped from North Korea. She didn't even know what it meant to be free. All she knew was that she was running for her life, that if she and her family stayed behind they would die - from starvation or disease or even execution.

This book is the story of Park's struggle to survive in the darkest, most repressive country on Earth; her harrowing escape to South Korea through China's underworld of smugglers and human traffickers; and her emergence as a leading human rights activist - all before her 21st birthday.

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What a deeply impacting story! Yeonmi Park - thank you for being completely vulnerable with your story and recognising the potential of how this can effect change across the world including your home of North Korea.

Moved beyond words

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A tale of unimaginable terrors as a girl in her first year of teen-hood fleeing one trauma after another and struggling to adapt to South Korea life and then thriving.

A story to be heard in full from the woman herself

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Very interesting account of an unbelievably challenging life. Recommend everyone who has ever held an opinion on North Korea, listens to this.

Incredible story

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it's such an interesting insight into NK it might as well be a sequel to 1984

interesting insight

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I think it is better to read as a book rather than to listen to.

great book and very impressive young lady

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