The Sister
15 June 2023Imprint: Macmillan
Synopsis
'Ground-breaking' – Daily Mail
‘In explaining the rise to power of Kim Yo Jong, Lee displays his deep knowledge and understanding of North Korea’s extreme, ruthless and self-obsessed dynastic autocracy, the creators and rulers of a de-facto nuclear weapon state. Not a reassuring story’ – Sir John Scarlett, former Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6)
Written by Dr Sung-Yoon Lee, a...
Details
15 June 2023304 pages
9781529073553Imprint: Macmillan
Reviews
A detailed, insightful study . . . Lee is excellent on the regime’s reliance on suppressing, distorting and manipulating information . . . His vivid account of surreal, intractable negotiations with the Kim siblings underlines The Sister’s central insight: Kim Yo-jong is very much part of the familyThe Guardian
Explosive . . . a ground-breaking and revealing new bookDaily Mail
Riveting, unique, policy-relevant narrative of the first order . . . Lee sees through the North Korean regime's antics, maskirovka, and propaganda – much of it the work of Kim Yo Jong – as does no other. A work of penetrating analysis, caustic wit, and elegant proseJames Stavridis, PhD., Admiral in US Navy (Retired), and former Supreme Allied Commander at NATO
A riveting profile of the rise of the current leader’s sister, Kim Yo Jong, and the resilience of the Kim regimeTimes Literary Supplement
