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In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom
by Yeonmi Park, Maryanne Vollers
In her early 20s, Yeonmi Park has already lived one of the most fascinating lives of our time, but under the worst of circumstances. In 2007, 13-year old Yeonmi and her family fled starvation and oppression in North Korea by sneaking across the Yalu River into China. Little did they know that this would only be the beginning of their struggle for freedom.
Yeonmi and her mother entered into the world of human trafficking. They were essentially owned by Chinese men as sex slaves. Through one of the most extraordinary displays of resilience imaginable, they survived this ordeal and eventually escaped to South Korea, where Yeonmi completed her education and finally wrote this amazing book.
The book describes in three parts the Park family's experiences in North Korea, China, and finally South Korea. Throughout the story, the definition of freedom is constantly being explored and redefined. The book's finale is a flourish of philosophies and emotions that will inspire any reader to reevaluate the state of their own freedom and the meaning of life itself. Park writes,
In Order to Live is the most inspiring memoir since I Am Malala. It is a brutally honest portrayal of the complexities of human morality and emotion. It needs to join the list of books that every single human being must read before they die.
Yeonmi and her mother entered into the world of human trafficking. They were essentially owned by Chinese men as sex slaves. Through one of the most extraordinary displays of resilience imaginable, they survived this ordeal and eventually escaped to South Korea, where Yeonmi completed her education and finally wrote this amazing book.
The book describes in three parts the Park family's experiences in North Korea, China, and finally South Korea. Throughout the story, the definition of freedom is constantly being explored and redefined. The book's finale is a flourish of philosophies and emotions that will inspire any reader to reevaluate the state of their own freedom and the meaning of life itself. Park writes,
We all have our own deserts. They may not be the same as my desert, but we all have to cross them to find a purpose in life and be free.
In Order to Live is the most inspiring memoir since I Am Malala. It is a brutally honest portrayal of the complexities of human morality and emotion. It needs to join the list of books that every single human being must read before they die.