Chun Su-Jin exlplores a dimension of North Korea's political elite structure little discussed-key women leaders in powerful positions. A rare and fascinating insight into the modern day Kim hermit kingdom
- John Harmre (CEO of the Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Chun Su-Jin is a veteran reporter with a sharp eye and a careful ear, both of which are required to capture elusive insights the role of North Korean women in power
- Scott Snyder (Senior Fellow for Korea Studies and Director of the Program on U.S-Korea Policy)
Chun Su-Jin has creatively pierced the facade of North Korean decision making placing a handful of women at the center of this story. Her diligent reporting and personal observations enrich our understanding of the Kim dynasty and of the forces shaping it. Both witty and insightful, this volume deserves a wide audience in Korea and abroad.
- Jonathan Pollack (The Brookings Institution)
Chun Su-Jin, a first-class writer, has brought forth great amounts of information about a dark country that is far from being open to the world. At the same time, the author shows understanding
- Toby Smith (former writer, editor with the Albuquerque Journal and the Korea JoonAng Daily)
Little is known about the ladies in power of North Korea, and this book, written by a South Korean reporter who could have been North Korean, is a great-and fun-guiding light
- Kim Byung-yeon (Professor of the Seoul National University)
This book is the first of its kin in many sense It was written by a South Korean woman on North Korean women. It also was written-not translated-in English by a Korean writer for a global audience. Highly recommended for anyone who wants to learn more about the lives of North Koreans, particularly North Korean women
- Daniel Tudor (Writer, co-author of North Korea Confiderntial)
As a diplonat who devoted career to the two Koreas, I strongly recommend this book to those who are at the Foggy Bottom. Or, anyone who is interested in learning who the North Koreans really are.
- Shin Bong-kil (Chair Prefessor of the University of North Korean Studies)
This is a book that we all haver been waiting for. A collaboration of the two Koreas it the truest sense, this book will bring international readers to the places that they have never explored before
- Lee Yong-joon (Deputy Chair of the Korea-America Assonciation)