Escape from North Korea - by Melanie Kirkpatrick (Paperback)

Escape from North Korea is a gripping account of the daring escape of a small number of people from the world's most repressive state.

The book tells the story of those who dare to flee, traveling along a secret route known as the new underground railroad.

With a journalist's grasp of events and a novelist's ear for narrative, Melanie Kirkpatrick brings to life the harrowing tales of North Koreans on their quest for liberty.

From women bound to Chinese men who purchased them as brides, to defectors carrying state secrets, and POWs from the Korean War held captive in the North for more than half a century, their conductors are brokers who are in it for the money as well as Christians who are in it to serve God.

The Christians see their mission as the liberation of North Korea one person at a time.

Escape from North Korea is a must-read for anyone interested in understanding the secretive country and its people, and the incredible journey they undertake to find freedom.