Ich kenne diese Vorwürfe, und tue sie auch nicht als Quatsch ab, sondern denke, dass da definitiv etwas dran ist. I guess that's what they want,' she said,' to destroy every single thing and rebuild into a communist paradise. Instead of helping Yeonmi and praising her for what she's doing for her country, people that have no idea about what she went through are lying telling the world that she is a fraud. Yeonmi and her mother face so much adversity through their lives, and continue to look for their missing sister and daughter long after their arrival in South Korea.

This book also reconfirms why we need to treat immigrants and refugees with respect, help and understanding. Park rose to global prominence after she delivered a speech at the One Young World 2014 Summit in Dublin, Ireland — an annual summit that gathers young people from around the world to develop solutions to global problems. Park Yeon-mi (Korean: 박연미) is a North Korean defector and human rights activist who escaped from North Korea to China in 2007 and settled in South Korea in 2009, before moving to the United States in 2014. This harrowing story by a very pretty young girl fits in well with the US constantly demonising North Korea. Her dad was sentenced at first for smuggling metals but after getting out on a sick bail he doubled down and kidnapped some girls in their neighborhood, lured them into "getting prettier" with plastic surgery if they come with him.

Other times (in history) there's a military coup d'etat, like a force comes in taking your rights away and silencing you. People are making jokes about Kim Jong-un’s haircut, about how fat he is – this country is a joke, really. Never have I imagined what the truth is actually like for North Korean people, and it was devastating to read about famine, extreme poverty, and schools where even mathematics were turned into propaganda to enforce the North Korean regime and diminish the “nasty Yankees” from America. Kudos, Madam Park for this honest portrayal of the pains of your motherland and trying to recalibrate in a society only too happy to pile on the criticism. So, because it’s a heartrending and inspiring story, I was curious what the 1-star ratings could possibly be about.

Split into three parts to document her escape from North Korea, set in NK, China and South Korea, the account is heartbreaking, fascinating and punctuated by the odd bit of humour that translates perfectly from the personality I met - she learned early to hide her suffering behind a mask. At times while I'm reading, I forgot that I’m reading a non-fiction book because it was so fucked up, especially what she went through when she’s 13-15 years old.I would be interested to understand the author's spiritual and psychological journey in the face of all of the trials. Also, this girl is literally funded by Koch Brothers and Atlas Foundation a libertarian group actively trying to destabilize Venezuela with their propaganda.

However, this story also tells us the nastiness of human trafficking in China and how Yeonmi and her family were forced into situations they have felt ashamed of ever since. She was forced to withdraw it and apologise for the 'harm' it caused as he had made racist and sexist statements in the past. We have to bear in mind here that I met the lovely, kind and humble lady herself before I read this. It was only when I started writing this book that I refound hope in humanity, and especially in men. Yeomi highlighted her own personal story of herself and her family but millions of other peoples stories through writing her own struggles.The women endure their own unique horrors that seem to revolve around this feeling of powerlessness and reliance on their captors, but often it’s alongside other women who share their plight. With a few notable exceptions, the men in your story are monsters, exploiting women for gain or pleasure.