Dominika, born to Czech dissidents in the mid-seventies, when Russia still dominated Czechoslovak, was a free spirited child, who wanted to be a ballerina, but sometimes dreams are difficult to grasp. Dominika's parents made many sacrifices to get her into the state-run ballet school -- her grandparents (on her mother's side) could have thrown open many doors for her, but her grandmother was an important Communist figure, grandfather a prominent doctor, yet they refused to help Dominika, as they had disowned their "dissident" daughter.
Dominika, however, grew up surrounded by much love, and a very famous St. Bernard (Barry) who had been a movie/TV star, so her entire family always received much attention whenever Barry was around - due to his status, Barry was able to help open doors for Dominika and her family. Then Soviet Russis fell and a whole new page of history was written.
Really enjoyed this memior. There were some funny situations, and some sad, but a very good read.
Hope you will consider this one.
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