Lila Lestrange was born in 1974 in Australia as the child of an Irish soldier in the British Army, grew up in Germany and likes Japanese okonomiyaki and Turkish coffee. Her nationa...view moreLila Lestrange was born in 1974 in Australia as the child of an Irish soldier in the British Army, grew up in Germany and likes Japanese okonomiyaki and Turkish coffee. Her national identity is "oddball". Lila graduated from Regensburg University in Germany in 1999 with a master's degree in Early Modern and Medieval History, although her German school leaving certificate which was good enough for university did not state that she was actually fluent in German. (Don't ask. It's the little things that make life interesting.) Apart from getting covered inch-thick in black library dust and upsetting hordes of book scorpions, during her university years Lila discovered the wonderful world of fantasy and role-playing-games. (And that the pharmacy library has more books on alchemy than the history library). After graduation, Lila has worked as a web designer, journalist and translator and started writing 'seriously' after having a family.view less