Lift the lid on the secret that is North Korea.
North Korea is a nation shrouded with secrecy and rife with danger. Ruled by a crazed dictator and cut off from the rest of the world, the last 50 years has seen it spiral into a totalitarian regime of horrific poverty, propaganda, injustice, violence, devastation and death. But it's also a place where 22 million people continue to dream of a life of freedom and void of fear.
Here, award-winning journalist Barbara Demick weaves the story of North Korea's demise through the stories of six ordinary North Koreans who made the dangerous decision to leave. Taking us into the heart of this bizarre and unknown world, their tales of love, hope, survival and loss will inspire and amaze.