This 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.