Yeonmi Park was born in North Korea—a place where freedom doesn’t exist and hunger is constant. But she didn’t just survive the unimaginable—she escaped it.
In Order to Live is Park’s harrowing yet deeply inspiring memoir of life under one of the world’s most brutal regimes. She recounts her escape across the frozen Yalu River, her betrayal into human trafficking in China, and the long, painful journey to freedom in South Korea. Through it all, she never stopped hoping. Never stopped fighting.
Today, she’s a global human rights activist shining a light on her homeland’s darkest truths.
Brutal, honest, and deeply moving, In Order to Live is not just a story of survival—it’s a testimony to the resilience of the human spirit and the unyielding power of hope.
