The Other Side of Tomorrow

《明日的彼岸》

推薦給喜愛《Illegal》和《When Stars Are Scattered》 的讀者，
這部深刻動人的詩意圖像小說，透過允浩與明熙的故事，描繪逃離北韓的危險與希望。

在北韓，許多人從未確保自己下一頓飯在哪裡，更時刻提防著埋伏在角落的士兵。
他們明白，留下來與逃跑一樣危險，甚至更甚。

害羞、機靈的允浩與勇敢、熱情的明熙都深知這一點。
因此，當他們決心逃離無望的未來時，也清楚自己可能面臨比死亡更可怕的命運。

允浩的夢想是與多年前偷渡離境的母親重逢，而明熙則渴望擁有遠超北韓體制所允許的一切人生可能。
他們原本是陌生人，直到一次偶然的相遇讓明熙意外救了允浩的性命，從此兩人的命運緊密交織。

懷抱著對未來的夢想，他們共同踏上旅程，卻面臨著致命的毒蛇、腐敗的軍人，還有時時刻刻的恐懼——害怕被發現、被囚禁。
然而，在每一步朝向自由的旅程中，也有希望相伴。
但這份希望，真的足以讓他們安全抵達彼岸嗎？又能否讓他們不在途中失散？

這是一則關於勇氣、夢想與生存的動人故事，將深深觸動每一位讀者的心靈。

A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection

Perfect for fans of Illegal and When Stars Are Scattered, this poignant and moving graphic novel in verse captures the dangers and hope that come with fleeing North Korea and reaching for a brighter future through the lives of Yunho and Myunghee.

From never knowing where they’ll find their next meal to avoiding soldiers lurking at every corner, many North Koreans have learned that sticking around can be just as deadly as attempting to flee . . . almost. 

Both shy, resourceful Yunho and fierce, vibrant Myunghee know this. So when they each resolve to run away from the bleak futures they face, it’s with the knowledge that they could be facing a fate worse than death.

While Yunho hopes to reunite with his omma, who snuck across the border years ago, Myunghee is reaching for dreams that are bigger than anything the regime would allow her to have. The two are strangers to each other until a chance encounter unwittingly intertwines their fates and Myunghee saves Yunho’s life.

Kept together by their dreams for a brighter future, they face a road plagued by poisonous jungle snakes, corrupt soldiers, and the daily fear of discovery and imprisonment. But with every step toward freedom, there is also hope. Will it be enough for both of them to make it to safety without losing each other along the way?