The Girl with Seven Names

Name: The Girl with Seven Names
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SKU: 9780007554850
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Escape from North Korea

By Hyeonseo Lee

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The Girl with Seven Names by Hyeonseo Lee is a powerful memoir that chronicles the author's daring escape from North Korea. It presents her journey through China and beyond as she seeks freedom and explores her identity under oppressive circumstances. This gripping narrative offers insight into life under the North Korean regime and the resilience of the human spirit.
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This book may appeal to you if you're fascinated by stories of resilience and courage. It offers a gripping account of a woman's dramatic escape from North Korea, providing a unique insight into life under one of the world's most secretive regimes. You'll be drawn into a vivid personal journey of identity, survival, and hope.

The Girl with Seven Names

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An extraordinary insight into life under one of the world’s most ruthless and secretive dictatorships – and the story of one woman’s terrifying struggle to avoid capture/repatriation and guide her family to freedom.

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

As a child growing up in North Korea, Hyeonseo Lee was one of millions trapped by a secretive and brutal communist regime. Her home on the border with China gave her some exposure to the world beyond the confines of the Hermit Kingdom and, as the famine of the 1990s struck, she began to wonder, question and to realise that she had been brainwashed her entire life.

Given the repression, poverty and starvation she witnessed, surely her country could not be, as she had been told, “the best on the planet”?

Aged seventeen, she decided to escape North Korea. She could not have imagined that it would be twelve years before she was reunited with her family.

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The Girl with Seven Names is lauded for its captivating storytelling, described as both riveting and harrowing. It conveys a moving and beautifully sad narrative of personal identity and courage. The author's honest and unvarnished account provides a unique perspective on life in and out of North Korea, showcasing remarkable bravery.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780007554850

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 19 May 2016

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: William Collins

Contributors:

With David John

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 21.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 320

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Biography & Memoir Hyeonseo Lee Non-Fiction

About the Author

Hyeonseo Lee grew up in North Korea but escaped to China in 1997. In 2008, after more than 10 years there, she came to Seoul, South Korea, where she struggled to adjust to life in the bustling city. Recently graduated from Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, she has become a regular speaker on the international stage fostering human rights and awareness of the plight of North Koreans. She is an advocate for fellow refugees, even helping close relatives leave North Korea. Her TED talk has been viewed nearly 4m times. She is married to her American husband Brian Gleason and currently lives in South Korea.