Somewhere Inside - One Sister's Captivity in North Korea and the Other's Fight to Bring

Informationen zum Autor Laura Ling is host and correspondent for E! Investigates . Previously she was vice president of Current TV's investigative journalism series Vanguard . Lisa Ling is a special correspondent for the Oprah Winfrey Show and a host of National Geographic Explorer . She was also a cohost of ABC's The View and a reporter for Channel One News. Klappentext On March 17, 2009, while filming a documentary on the Chinese–North Korean border, Laura Ling and her colleague Euna Lee were violently apprehended by North Korean soldiers, charged with trespassing and "hostile acts," and imprisoned by Kim Jong Il's notoriously secretive Communist state. Kept totally apart, they endured months of interrogations and a trial before North Korea's highest court that led to a sentence of twelve years of hard labor in a North Korean prison camp. When news of the arrest reached Laura's sister, journalist Lisa Ling, she immediately began a campaign to get Laura released. Her efforts led her from the State Department to the higher echelons of the media world and eventually to the White House. Lisa takes us deep into the drama between people in the highest levels of government, including Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, former Vice President Al Gore, and eventually former President Bill Clinton, who arrived in North Korea in mid-August for a suspenseful rescue. Somewhere Inside is a timely, inspiring, and page-turning tale of survival set against the canvas of international politics. Writing with their strong, poignant voices, both sisters go beyond the headlines to reveal the unique bond that has sustained them throughout the most horrifying ordeal of their lives. Zusammenfassung Somewhere Inside is the electrifying, never-before-told story of Laura Ling’s capture by the North Koreans in March 2009, and the efforts of her sister, journalist Lisa Ling, to secure Laura’s release by former President Bill Clinton. This riveting true account of the first ever trial of an American citizen in North Korea’s highest court carries readers deep inside the world’s most secretive nation while it poignantly explores the powerful, inspiring bonds of sisterly love. ...

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Laura Ling, Laura/ Ling Ling, Lisa Ling
• Editore: William Morrow
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 24.05.2011
• EAN: 9780062000682
• ISBN: 978-0-06-200068-2
• Pagine: 352
• Dimensioni: 140 mm x 206 mm x 25 mm
• Categorie: Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Biografie, autobiografie; Asia, Geopolitics, Memoirs, social and political philosophy, Politics and government, Political science and theory, Relationships and families: advice and issues, Political leaders and leadership, Political structure and processes, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Personal Memoirs, PHILOSOPHY: Social, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Women, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Political, ASIAN & ASIAN AMERICAN: ASIAN AMERICAN MEMOIR, POLITICAL SCIENCE: Essays, POLITICAL SCIENCE: Political Process / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE: Geopolitics, ASIAN & ASIAN AMERICAN: NORTH AND SOUTH KOREA, POLITICAL SCIENCE: World / Asian, Asian & Asian American / North & South Korea, Asian & Asian American / Asian American Memoir