Books by Barbara Demick and Complete Book Reviews
Barbara Demick, Author . Random/Spiegel & Grau $26 (314p) ISBN 978-0-385-52390-5
A fascinating and deeply personal look at the lives of six defectors from the repressive totalitarian regime of the Republic of North Korea, in which Demick, an L.A. Times
staffer and former Seoul bureau chief, draws out details of daily life that...
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Barbara Demick, Author, Karen White, Read by , read by Karen White. Tantor Media $34.99 (0p) ISBN 978-1-4001-0984-5
Following six North Koreans over the course of 15 years, Demick offers a haunting portrait of life in North Korea. Her subjects are instantly relatable—they fall in love, raise families—but as their country grows increasingly isolated,...
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Barbara Demick. Random House, $28 (368p) ISBN 978-0-8129-9875-7
In this heartbreaking and doggedly reported account, journalist Demick (Nothing to Envy) views the tragic history of Tibet under Chinese rule through the stories of people with roots in Ngaba County, the site of the Mei kingdom in the remote reaches
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Barbara Demick. Random House, $32 (352p) ISBN 978-0-593-13274-6
A family torn apart struggles to heal itself in this immersive, painterly exposé. Journalist Demick (Eat the Buddha) recaps the story of Zeng Fangfang and Zeng Shuangjie, twin sisters born in China. In 2002, two-year-old Fangfang was kidnapped, sent
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