A review by kedgin
A River in Darkness: One Man's Escape from North Korea by Masaji Ishikawa

4.0

Raw survival

Mr. Ishikawa grips you from the beginning with heartbreaking memories of living in a home where domestic violence is the norm. As he reaches his teen years his world is torn asunder when his father takes them to North Korea. The fight to survive in a country that doesn't want you, has just begun. This book is not for the weak-of-heart.