A Thousand Miles to Freedom: My Escape from North Korea

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.