A Thousand Miles to Freedom
My Escape from North Korea
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4.5 • 156 Ratings
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- $12.99
Publisher 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 was in danger of the same. 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, 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.
Customer Reviews
Whoever said this book is too short is lying.
This book is not only a big enough to enjoy, it tugs at your heart and makes it hard to put down. Thank you for sharing your story Eunsun I will never forget you and will tell your story til the day I die. I pray more and more people can get their hands on this gem for the awareness of what’s going on in Korea and so they can also see that people really are starving in this world and are truly fighting for their freedom and their lives.
Keep telling your story girl. Anyone who has a heart will continue to root and support you and your country the best they/we can♥️
Unbelievable
What a story… what a family… what a women… unbelievable to think about the North Korean people being in such a bad situation. I couldn’t put the book down. I’m glad that it ended the way it did, and hoping that one day, every North Korean people can get the same happy ending than Eunsun Kim and her family.
Important info- share with your friends
This book is such an awesome and fearless telling of a life in and escape from North Korea. It's a well-told story that chronicles one person's life but is probably the story of many more. It should be shared and told to others so that we may help those in need of change there.
Great read!