NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER An extraordinary insight into life under one of the worldâ??s most ruthless and secretive dictatorships â?" and the story of one womanâ??s terrifying struggle to avoid capture/repatriation and guide her family to freedom.
Now in paperback, this tells the personal story of how Hyenoseo Lee grew up in the dictatorship of North Korea and decided to escape aged 17. 12 years later, she returned to the North Korean border to spirit her mother and brother to South Korea, an arduous, costly and dangerous journey.
