[1] Stachniak came to Canada in 1981 to study at McGill University,[1] and remained in the country after the imposition of martial law in Poland prevented her from returning home.

[2] She worked for Radio Canada International from 1984 to 1986, and then moved to Toronto to teach at Sheridan College.

Her debut novel Necessary Lies, published in 2000, won the Books in Canada First Novel Award.

[5] A historical novel about Catherine the Great,[5] The Winter Palace became Stachniak's first Canadian and international bestseller.

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