Dominika Dery also known as Dominika Furmanová, is a
Czech

Czech people

Czechs, or Czech people are a western Slavic people of Central Europe, living predominantly in the Czech Republic. Small populations of Czechs also live in Slovakia, Austria, the United States, the United Kingdom, Chile, Argentina, Canada, Germany, Russia and other countries...

 journalist and writer, having published works of poetry, drama, and a memoir. The Twelve Little Cakes

The Twelve Little Cakes

The Twelve Little Cakes is a memoir by Czech author Dominika Dery. It tells stories from Dery's life that take place from before her conception up until her late childhood, as well as detailing life in an Eastern bloc country....

 (2004), which chronicles her life up until the mid-eighties, is her first book in English.
According to this warm childhood memoir as a girl she wanted to become a ballerina due to her love for Swan Lake and the lovely prince that lived in her childhood dreams. From her house almost collapsing during a terrible storm to her sister Klara's promiscuous, rule-breaking ways, Dominika remained an innocent child who would bring out the light in people with her go-to attitude that everyone seemed to be attracted to.

Works

• Přebolení : první sbírka básní z období mezi lety 1991-1997, 1999
• Český orloj, 2000
• Křížová cesta, The Way of the Cross, 2001 (poetry in Czech and English)
• The Twelve Little Cakes
  The Twelve Little Cakes
  The Twelve Little Cakes is a memoir by Czech author Dominika Dery. It tells stories from Dery's life that take place from before her conception up until her late childhood, as well as detailing life in an Eastern bloc country....
  
  , 2004

External links

• ABC New South Wales - Article, photo, and audio interview