When Russians invade Prague, a young medical student kills a soldier in self-defense. As authorities hunt for her, she is smuggled beyond The Iron Curtain sneaks across borders to reach the USA, where, twenty years later, she shares her story of struggle and hope with her daughter.

When the Berlin Wall falls in 1989 and The Velvet Revolution swiftly follows in Prague, Ana’s daughter Yael wants to know her mother’s secretive story, which Ana shares with her.

All Ana ever wanted was to become a doctor and use her skills to help people. But when she reconnects with her childhood friend Jan, her entire life is turned upside down. She finds herself in opposition to her parents, the university, and even the local authorities, and eventually, the Russian government.

As a Jew, Ana’s mother Helen experienced unimaginable suffering and cruelty in the concentration camps during World War II. These experiences left her with lifelong psychological difficulties. Ana’s father Pavel and Helen worked hard to shield Ana from the horrors they had faced during the war.

However, as Ana becomes more involved in activism in Prague with Jan, Helen becomes increasingly fearful for her only child. She worries that Ana will reject her experience and warnings.

During the Soviet invasion of Prague, Jan and Ana find themselves on the front lines
of the protest. In the chaos, Ana accidentally kills a soldier and lives in constant fear of being discovered. She turns to Jan for comfort, only to discover that he is becoming increasingly withdrawn and erratic. Ana hopes her love can pull him back from his extreme ideas, but tragically, Jan self-immolates as a political statement.

Ana is crushed by Jan’s death. Helping people is her life mission, and all her hopes and dreams are now in tatters. She doubts herself and everything she once believed in.

Knowing that the Soviets are hunting her down, Ana formulates a daring plan to be smuggled beyond the Iron Curtain to the United States. Helen is heartbroken to let go of her only child but knows it’s the only way to ensure Ana’s safety. She makes Ana promise to never look back and focus on her new life in the United States.

Twenty years later, Ana has kept her promise. With the election of a new president in Czechoslovakia, Ana knows it’s time to return to Prague and close the circle with the ghosts she left behind.

Full Circle questions what is more important in life: sticking to one’s ideals and principles, or doing whatever it takes to stay alive? It challenges us to have a second look at what freedom, bravery, and strength really mean.

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About the Author:

Vered Neta is an author, scriptwriter and speaker who writes character-driven drama stories focusing on women and the challenges they face in today’s society.

In her work, she is focused on bringing kindness and positivity into the world. She is the co founder of Open Circles Academy, located in Amsterdam. She has worked with more than 150,000 people and has written several books on motivation and relationships. Her book, Financial Independence for Women, has sold more than 50,000 copies.

Full Circle is her second novel after her successful family saga Things We Do For Love.

In 2010, Vered was awarded the TIAW World of Difference Award, an award given to women whose efforts have advanced the economic empowerment of women locally, regionally or worldwide.