Lessons from the Edge: A Memoir

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLERAn inspiring and urgent memoir by the former U.S.

ambassador to Ukraine— a pioneering diplomat who spent her career advancing democracy in the post-Soviet world, and who electrified the nation by speaking truth to power during the first impeachment of President Trump.By the time she became US Ambassador to Ukraine, Marie Yovanovitch had seen her share of corruption, instability, and tragedy in developing countries.

But it came as a shock when, in early 2019, she was recalled from her post after a smear campaign by President Trump’ s personal attorney and his associates—men operating outside of normal governmental channels, and apparently motivated by personal gain.