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The last exiles : : a novel / Ann Shin.

Shin, Ann, (author.). Angela, June, 1959- (narrator.). hoopla digital. (Added Author).

Summary:

An unforgettable saga inspired by true events, The Last Exiles is a searing portrait of a young couple in North Korea and their fight for love and freedom Jin and Suja met and fell in love while studying at university in Pyongyang. She was a young journalist from a prominent family, while he was from a small village of little means. Outside the school, North Korea has fallen under great political upheaval, plunged into chaos and famine. When Jin returns home to find his family starving, their food rations all but gone, he makes a rash decision that will haunt him for the rest of his life. Meanwhile, miles away, Suja has begun to feel the tenuousness of her privilege when she learns that Jin has disappeared. Risking everything, and defying her family, Suja sets out to find him, embarking on a dangerous journey that leads her into a dark criminal underbelly and will test their love and will to survive. In this vivid and moving story, award-winning filmmaker Ann Shin offers a rare glimpse at life inside the guarded walls of North Korea, and the harrowing experiences of those who are daring enough to attempt escape. Inspired by real stories of incredible bravery, The Last Exiles is a stunning debut about love, sacrifice and the price of liberty.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781488210785 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book)
  • ISBN: 1488210780 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book)
  • Physical Description: 1 online resource (1 audio file (600 min.)) : digital.
  • Edition: Unabridged.
  • Publisher: [United States] : Harlequin Audio, 2021.
  • Distributor: Made available through hoopla

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Restrictions on Access Note:
Digital content provided by hoopla.
Participant or Performer Note:
Read by June Angela.
System Details Note:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subject: Women journalists > Korea (North) > Fiction.
Man-woman relationships > Fiction.
Poverty > Fiction.
Survival > Fiction.
Organized crime > Fiction.
Korea (North) > Fiction.

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