Politics: What it’s like living in North Korea — according to a North Korean defector

North Korean defector Hyeonseo Lee is the author of "The Girl With Seven Names," which tells the story of what her life in North Korea was really like.

Hyeonseo Lee is a North Korean defector and the author of "The Girl With Seven Names." She tells us what life was really like in North Korea until she fled at the age of 17. She says about her time in North Korea that it felt like she was living in a prison and that she thought public executions were "very normal things."

Jenner Deal contributed reporting on a previous version of this article.

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North Korean defector Hyeonseo Lee is the author of "The Girl With Seven Names," which tells the story of what her life in North Korea was really like. Read Full Story