Vera Stanek

Life for Dreams Vera Stanek

Vera Stanek's book, Life forDreams, is a modern Odyssey of a woman and her family following the dreamsabout freedom, friendship and dignity. The woman is Vera Stanek and thebook is her memoir. Vera Stanek covers an entire lifespan from one way of life to another, regime change to regime change and thecost and joy of daily survival. The book is the personal documentation of one family'sjourney, globally, politically and personally. While she shares with readers the struggle of day to dayliving, she also gives them hope by showing, that even in the most oppressivecircumstances, a person can find love, happiness and beauty. Nature, music, books, personal creativity and belief inothers can help keep a person's dream for life. Vera Stanek and her husband nevergive-up on their dreams. Life does not defeat them a theyprove that regardless of age, the human spirit can survive. Much can be learned from the events that span six decades. This book not only gives the reader an opportunity to learnabout a family who knows how to survives, but gives them an understanding of20th century history that should be not forgotten.