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From Starvation in North Korea to Salvation in America
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
June 2015
On Sale: June 2, 2015
Featuring: Joseph Kim
288 pages ISBN: 0544373170 EAN: 9780544373174 Kindle: B00LZ7GT2K Hardcover / e-Book
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Non-Fiction Memoir
A searing story of starvation and survival in North
Korea, followed by a dramatic escape, rescue by activists
and Christian missionaries, and success in the United States
thanks to newfound faith and courage
Inside the
hidden and mysterious world of North Korea, Joseph Kim lived
a young boy’s normal life until he was five. Then disaster
struck: the first wave of the Great Famine, a long, terrible
ordeal that killed millions, including his father, and sent
others, like his mother and only sister, on desperate escape
routes into China. Alone on the streets, Joseph learned to
beg and steal. He had nothing but a street-hardened survival
instinct. Finally, in desperation, he too crossed a frozen
river to escape to China.
There a kindly Christian
woman took him in, kept him hidden from the authorities, and
gave him hope. Soon, through an underground network of
activists, he was spirited to the American consulate, and
became one of just a handful of North Koreans to be brought
to the U.S. as refugees. Joseph knew no English and had
never been a good student. Yet the kindness of his foster
family changed his life. He turned a new leaf, became
a dedicated student, mastered English, and made it to
college, where he is now thriving thanks to his faith and
inner strength. Under the Same Sky is an
unforgettable story of suffering and redemption.
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