Lesia Scholey

Lesia Scholey (Col ’91) has written her debut novel, Forty One (Matador, 2015). Before writing full time, she was a journalist in the U.S. and overseas, reporting for the Financial Times, among other publications. She completed a master’s degree at the London School of Economics in 1999 and has two children, Sophia, 12; and Konstantin, 10; as well as three college-age stepchildren. She is married to Michael Scholey and lives outside of London.