Only Beautiful, Please: A British Diplomat in North Korea

As British ambassador to North Korea, John Everard had the rare experience of living there from 2006, when North Korea conducted its first nuclear test, to 2008, just before Kim Jong Il’s stroke. Everard had numerous opportunities to meet and converse with North Koreans. “Only Beautiful, Please,” his new book, unveils the human dimension of life in that hermetic nation; considers how North Korea evolved to its current state; and discusses current diplomatic challenges.