Kim Dan-bi was born in North Korea and grew up without difficulties when she was young, but she started struggling after the march of hardship. She had to eat potato peel to survive. Since her father passed away, she left for China to make money to help her family's living, but was sent back to North Korea. However, with the determination to protect his family to the end, she defected again and started living in South Korea. In South Korea she also experienced another crisis, such as being swindled. Writer Kim Dan-bi did not despair despite many hardships and pioneered life with hope. Currently she is enjoying happy life with her family in the United States, and wants to represent hope by sharing her story.