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Lidija Hilje

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Lidija Hilje is a Croatian writer and certified book coach. After earning a law degree, she spent a decade practicing law in Croatian courts before transitioning to book coaching, and writing in English as her second language. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times and other publications. She lives in Zadar, Croatia, with her husband and two daughters. SLANTING TOWARDS THE SEA is her first novel.

July 9, 2025

Lidija Hilje - SLANTING TOWARDS THE SEA

In this interview, I chat with Lidija Hilje about ⁠⁠⁠ Slanting Towards the Sea⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, writing about present day Croatia, her father's health and how it inspired this story, writing in her second language and why she chose to w...
Guest: Lidija Hilje