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. She has reclaimed her own narrative with the participation in the subsequent impeachment inquiry, with the dignified response to the president's attacks - and with this memoir.