The Girl with Seven Names

In this New York Times bestseller, Hyeonseo Lee offers a gripping glimpse into life in North Korea, one of the world's most secretive and oppressive regimes. Growing up on the border with China during the devastating famine of the 1990s, Hyeonseo begins to question the propaganda she was raised with and ultimately decides to escape at the age of seventeen. Her journey reveals the terrifying challenges she faced in evading capture and striving to reunite with her family, highlighting the resilience of the human spirit in the face of profound adversity.