Born Alexandra Durlacher in Malta in 1937, Alexandra Asseily is a psychotherapist and spiritual thinker whose experience of conflict has inspired a lifelong commitment to peace and forgiveness.
Alexandra’s father (Admiral Sir Laurence Durlacher) was of British and Jewish descent, while her mother (Rimma Sass- Tisovsky) came from a Russian-Ukrainian Orthodox family who emigrated from Kharkiv, Ukraine to Mougins, France in 1920 during the Russian Civil War. She grew up in Malta, Singapore, and the UK, where she lived through the Blitz in the Second World War.
In 1969, Alexandra married George Asseily, a Lebanese Greek-Orthodox businessman, and moved to Beirut. As a witness to the pain of Lebanon’s civil war (1975–1990), she began to explore her
Marc Polett loves writing and storytelling and was inspired to write Lily's Wondrous World by his wife’s love of animals and her unique ability to understand them. Marc was born and raised in scenic Gladwyne, PA, and spent his childhood exploring the parks and trails that are spread throughout the historic town, finding peace in nature.
Marc received a bachelor’s degree in Sociology from the University of Arizona, where he also studied poetry and creative writing and earned an MBA from Temple University’s Fox School of Business. Marc began his career in web development and now works in finance. He has experience in graphic design and mobile game development but has found writing to be his favorite form of creative expression.
