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Olja Kneževič
Olja (pronounced Ol-Ya) Kneževič, full name Olja Raičević Kneževič, is a female author that currently has three published books, most recent one being "Mrs. Black" available in English and Montenegrin, as well as every other book she has published. She has also written a Croatian and Montenegrin bestseller, Milena. She is presently writing her fourth book, a book about a small town girl growing to become a ruler.

Books
Olja's first book, Milena, is about a young Montenegrin woman who has goals to make a good salary and work with powerful people, but also remain her true self. She ends up working for a corrupt president of Montenegro. She tries to escape and create a new life in London, but the web of corruption is extensive. It is a story of survival and life choices. The first edition was released in 2011, and the book had many editions afterwards. The second published book that Olja has written is the autobiography London Stories that involves story after story about Olja's time living in London. The book is based off of true stories, and real things that happened in London with Olja's friends, family, and co-workers. The third and most recent book, Mrs. Black, is a story about a captivating heroine, her doubts, trials, affairs, confrontations with family and past, and the characters surrounding her. It is a tour-de-force novel.

Personal Life
Olja Kneževič was born on April 10th, 1968, and is now 48 years old. She was born in Podgorica, Montenegro, which then was called Titograd. She studied and went to college in Belgrade, and there she met her husband, Ratko Kneževič. Together, they traveled to America and had their first-born child, Marko Kneževič, in Los Angeles. When Marko was six, the family was living in Zagreb, and they had their second child, Lara Kneževič. After their second-born child, the family moved to London, and lived their all together for nine years, before moving back to Zagreb. Olja Kneževič is currently living in Zagreb with her family, but she often travels to London, Belgrade, Montenegro, or anywhere she is needed for book publishings and launches.

Links
Blog: https://londondstories.wordpress.com/about-2/ Good Reads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2829666.Olja_Knezevic Buy her books on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Olja-Knezevic/e/B00P14LD7Y/ref=ntt_dp_epwbk_0 Urban Book Cycle: http://www.urbanbookcircle.com/olja-knezevic.html