Dreams Upon the Stars: A Memoir of a Century, by Jarmila Pachl (HC, 1997, $3)
" A renowned, popular Czech aviator loses his life in a mysterious air accident laced with political undercurrents in the 1920's. He is survived by a beautiful young wife who becomes one of Europe's most popular stage and screen stars of the era. Eventually, she weds again, this time to a highly successful chocolate magnate, with the condition of giving up her skyrocketing career. The Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia leads to imprisonment in a concentration camp. The Communist takeover of their beloved homeland following WW II forces them into exile to Canada. Years later their daughter becomes a Canadian figure skating champion as husband and wife rebuild their lives in a new country, while he rebuilds his business empire." This is her story, written when she is 92!
Wow! Look for this book in the biography section, avail. 11/29.
