Cabbage, Strudel & Trams tells the story of a young girl's turbulent journey from childhood to adulthood, or adolescence begun behind the Iron Curtain, continued in a West German refugee camp and coming to a glorious end in the Land Down Under. Narrated by Franta, an imaginaruy friend inhabiting the inner world of our young heroine Vendula, this satirical coming-of-age tale depicts the trials and tribulations of an ordinary Czech family living in a small mining town in communist Czechoslovakia in the early 1980s, their escape to West Germany and their  resettlement in Australia. Praise for 'Cabbage, Strudel and Trams': A hilarious peek at recent European history full of awkward moments, and featuring the occasional incorrect punctuation...  the author Ivana Hruba Utterly charming... Franta, the imaginary friend Amazing, a real journey... A randomly approached reality TV contestant Delightfully put together... the local pribnter slash binder who prefers to remain ano...