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  • The Last Exiles

  • A Novel
  • By: Ann Shin
  • Narrated by: June Angela
  • Length: 10 hrs
  • 4.1 out of 5 stars (15 ratings)

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The Last Exiles

By: Ann Shin
Narrated by: June Angela
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"A thought-provoking, poignant and unflinching novel." (Jean Kwok, New York Times best-selling author of Searching for Sylvie Lee)

An unforgettable saga inspired by true events, The Last Exiles is a searing portrait of a young couple in Pyongyang and their fight for love and freedom.

Jin and Suja meet and fall in love while studying at university in Pyongyang. She is a young journalist from a prominent family, while he is 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 tests 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.

©2021 Ann Shin (P)2021 Harlequin Enterprises, Limited
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Reads like a high school English paper

The book simultaneously reads like the author just found out about thesauri, while re-using the same words and phrases. This is something very difficult to do, but the author accomplishes it. I'm also not sure the author did any research into the DPRK beyond reading a couple articles.

The performance can best be described as stilted. I wish I could return this book, but unfortunately bought it on special and cannot return it. Waste of $5.

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