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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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Very moving, couldn't stop listening to this compelling book! This story is very important as it humanises the struggle of regular North Koreans in a way that feels so pertinent given current global events and outsider perceptions of the dictatorship.

A must read/listen

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What of the most amazing, moving, sad and eye opening stories I have ever heard. A total eye opener to what life in North Korea is like. A story of survival, grief, struggles, love, loss and triumph. Truly inspiring and moving.

Incredible story

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It's unbelievable to hear the horrors Yeonmi faced as a young girl living in North Korea all before she was 20 years old. I couldn't stop reading this book and was inspired by Yeonmis bravery in sharing her story. Highly recommend.

An incredible and inspiring story

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touching, incredibly sad and inspirational story. The world needs to hear this heroing and eye opening account of life in North Korea.

incredible

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An insight into life in a place most of us will never know and only ever hear snippets of.

The story is raw, honest, and the narrator makes the listener feel like it’s Yeonmi narrating it herself.
It’s a reality check for most of us, inspiring us to take a look inside ourselves and reflect on how lucky we are. As is generally the case in life, it’s a pity that the ones who most need such a reality check, are the ones least likely to ever listen to something like this.

The highest praise to Yeonmi for sharing her story with the world.

A Touching Recounting of a Harrowing Ordeal

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