"Nothing to Envy" weaves together the stories of adversity and resilience of six residents of Chongin, North Korea's third largest city. Two lovers, who dated secretly for a decade, feared to criticise the regime to each other. A loyal factory worker watched her husband and son die of starvation before escaping the country. In telling the stories of Chongin's residents. she has recreated the lifestyles of North Korean citizens from their interests and concerns to their culture.
- ISBN10 1460700341
- ISBN13 9781460700341
- Publish Date 1 May 2013 (first published 29 December 2009)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country AU
- Publisher HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd
- Imprint Fourth Estate
- Format eBook
- Pages 240
- Language English