lee, hyeonseo

In 1997 the author escaped from North Korea at the age of seventeen. She went to China. Her mother's first words over the telephone to her lost daughter were 'don't come back'. The reprisals for all of them would have been lethal.

"In 1997 the author, aged 17, escaped North Korea for China. Her mother's first words over the telephone to her lost daughter were "don't come back". The reprisals for all of them would have been lethal"--Provided by publisher.