It is about an old resort town on the Black sea (Gelendzik). It is a collection of amazing life stories of a girl who lived in 1950’s – 1990’s in communist Russia. It starts from her poor childhood, goes through the troubled adolescence and stormy youth to the passionate adult life. The girl loved everyone and everything around her, even though her life was very hard. Nevertheless, she lived like a wonderful pine tree on a dry, salty, windy cliff, overcoming all obstacles on the path. She trusted that one day some miracles would come, and some wonderful transformations are just waiting for her ahead. She looked at the world with wide-open eyes and went to the people with a trusting heart. She was sure, that the happiness was awaiting her future.
The book is about love; it is about how the absence of it in the childhood influenced a person’s destiny. It is about ups and downs and a determination to get to the top of success. It is about a life that any person could have, but not many would survive and keep enthusiasm and trust in a better future.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Contents 2
Dedication 4
About Book 4
Author 5
Pine “Pitsunda” 6
The First Journey 7
Aquarius 8
Abandoned 10
1960s 12
Fear 17
Stove 21
Meeting Wolves 24
Pearls 26
Fields of Beauty 29
Garden 33
Discovery 34
Accordion 37
Dreams 40
Competition 43
Basketball 46
Sea Gull 48
Youth 49
First Man 52
Novosibirsk 58
Leningrad 60
Valera 62
Culture 65
Freedom 66
Cat Tosha 69
Dog Brake 75
Lila 83
Marina 85
Violence 88
September the First 90
Days of Wisdom 93
Job Satisfaction 98
Grandmother 105
Keep Candle Going 111
Tango 113