Hyeonseo Lee – „The Girl with Seven Names – A North Korean Defector’s Story“

Hyeonseo Lee fled North Korea during a devastating famine in which a minimum of 600.000 people died of malnutrition. She was just a fifteen year-old girl and went to stay with relatives in China while her family stayed in North Korea. She began a life in hiding as an illegal alien, always in fear that she could be trapped in China and that her and her family would incur the punishments of the government authorities – involving imprisonment, torture, possible public execution. In “the most riveting TED talk ever” (Oprah Winfrey) she talks about her escape for the very first time.

In July 2, 2015, her memoir will be released. It is the unique story not only of Hyeonseo’s escape from the darkness into the light, but also of a coming of age, an education and a resolve rebuild her life not once but twice -first in China, then in South Korea. Strong, brave and eloquent, this memoir is a triumph of spirit. (Source: www.hyeonseo-lee.com) Hyeonseo Lee is bookable at: hyeonseo.lee@premium-speakers.com