Before turning to writing full time, Lesia Daria worked as a journalist in Washington DC, Kiev, London and New York, where she last reported for the Financial Times. She has also l...view moreBefore turning to writing full time, Lesia Daria worked as a journalist in Washington DC, Kiev, London and New York, where she last reported for the Financial Times. She has also lived in Paris, Minsk and Istanbul and speaks several languages. Lesia studied for her undergraduate degree at the University of Virginia, Sorbonne Paris IV and Institut d’Etudes Politiques, earning her master’s degree from the London School of Economics and Political Science.view less