false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175628782m/538143.jpg 538143 1 Long before she was born, Dominika first appeared to her mother in a dream, so when she came to be, she was welcomed with eager expectation and much love. Though her arrival was auspicious, as the child of recognized dissidents associated with the failed Prague Spring uprising, Dominika's life would be far from charmed. Her mother was disowned by her parents, who were members of the Party elite. Her father was an inventor whose politics resulted in his working as a taxi driver, but who nevertheless remained an unrepentant optimist. Rounding out the family-colorful, even by local standards-were a beautiful, voluptuous teenage sister with many male admirers and an enormous St. Bernard who was a famous Czech TV star. <br><br> In a village on the outskirts of Prague, full of gossipy neighbors, state informants, friendly old "grandmothers," and small-town prejudices, Dominika grows up a self-possessed child, whose openness and curiosity often lead her, and her family, into trouble. Yet the love, pride, and quirky ingenuity that bind them together will guarantee their survival-and ultimately their happiness-through the best and worst of times. <i>The Twelve Little Cakes</i> is equal parts testimony to the struggles of a bygone era and a love letter to a joy-filled childhood that no external forces could dim. 525558 2004 The Twelve Little Cakes total:118|5:35|4:56|3:21|2:4|1:2| 118 472 185 36 4 0 false false Thu Nov 13 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 22 11:41:24 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 22 11:48:22 -0800 2009
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