In Order To Live. A North Korean Girl's Journey... -

: Park describes growing up in a world where children are taught that the Kim family can read their minds and where citizens must accept contradictory truths to survive.

: The memoir unflinchingly details the moral compromises made during her journey, including her time in China's human trafficking underworld. In Order to Live. A North Korean Girl's Journey...

The narrative is driven by several powerful motifs that illustrate the cost of survival: : Park describes growing up in a world