Short Synopsis
In A Thousand Miles to Freedom, Eunsun Kim shares her remarkable story to give voice to the tens of millions of North Koreans still suffering in silence.

Full Synopsis
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 too was in danger of starving. 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.

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.

"A sobering account of survival of the fittest in North Korea by a young woman on the run for nearly a decade." ---Kirkus

"Emily Woo Zeller narrates this harrowing journey to freedom in an expressive and emotional recounting, conveying Kim's emotions throughout her ordeal." ---Library Journal Audio Review

"A sober and eye-opening look at the incompetence and cruelty of the totalitarian North Korean regime, A Thousand Miles to Freedom is highly recommended." ---Midwest Book Review