The Last Exiles

Ann Shin

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Inspired by real stories of harrowing escape attempts from North Korea, Ann Shin gives a rare glimpse inside the hermit nation. Suja is one of Pyongyang’s privileged. Jin Lee, who comes from the country’s north, is not. He is clever though and wins a scholarship to attend university. The two secretly become close friends. On a trip home to see his family, Jin Lee acts out against the authorities and is sent to prison. When Suja finds out about his escape, she hatches a plan to meet him in China, but she has no idea of the harrowing ordeal ahead.