Lidija is a Literary Fiction writer and a certified book coach based in Croatia.

After over ten years of trying cases before Croatian courts, she traded in her legal briefcase for a sharpened pencil, and has been writing and working professionally with writers ever since. She appeared as a guest on several podcasts for writers, including The Sh*t No One Tells You About Writing. She runs a book club for writers with a membership of close to 100, and is an active member of the WFWA.

About the novel:

SLANTING TOWARDS THE SEA (Simon & Schuster, August 2025):

Set against the backdrop of the breathtaking Croatian coastline as well as the country’s intricate social landscape, Lidija’s literary debut, SLANTING TOWARDS THE SEA, traces Ivona's journey as she finds and then lets go of the love of her life following a devastating infertility diagnosis, only for the echoes of the past to resurface when a new man enters her life.