This book is a collaboration of work by Doohyun Kim, Jiyeon Maeng, and Heidi Tucker. Doohyun Kim and Jiyeon Maeng are the authors of the initial draft of their story written in their native Korean language. Heidi Tucker embraced the story and along with further interviews and research, created A Necessary Lie to fully tell this inspirational journey of hope. Doohyun and Jiyeon's extraordinary love story shows us that bravery and heart can triumph, even during the most unfathomable of hardships. It is an illuminating, gut-wrenching and hopeful glimpse into life in North Korea.,Amazon.