5.0

Such a hard hitting story. Yeonmi Park describes her young life under the brutal regime of the Kim dynasty, the starvation, isolation and fear. To then escape at 13 into China, also further horrific experiences, and I didn’t know about this side. I’ve just read other accounts where, if caught, Northern Koreans are sent back to awful lives, but the human trafficking in China, that still occurs is shocking. It’s just heart-breaking but also good to know her smaller family made it into South Korea. A truly inspiring young lady telling her life story.