This was one of those books that I cherish. I could not wait to read some more, but as I neared the end of the book I wanted to slow down so I would not reach the end so soon. I was fascinated by the look into North Korea, the perceptions of the people and the quality of life. It was so interesting whenever the author recalled seeing another side of things and came to the realization that she had been made to believe things that were distorted our blatantly untrue. Additionally, learning about the attitudes of neighboring countries towards defectors was also very eye-opening to me.