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Where Fairy Tales Go: A Love Story
An inspirational memoir told by a dynamic mother of five, Annette Ross recounts the harrowing and life-altering medical error that left her unable to walk. Resilient in the face of personal challenges, crises of faith and financial struggles, Annette and her family embark on a journey to reclaim a lost fairy tale.
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235 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 3, 2016
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October 20, 2016
I am usually not one to promote products, but I must recommend this book to anyone with a heart and soul. Annette Ross is a truly beautiful human being and hero. Her story is really important. If you are looking for a gift for a strong woman in your life, your mother or aunt or grandmother, I highly recommend this book. Annette's book is a love story, about disability, motherhood, healthcare, faith, and just living in this insane and beautiful world. It is beautifully written and will 100p make you cry.
April 30, 2017
This book was wonderfully written! It was about a young mother who was in the hospital having a baby and needed to have an epidural. As she was waiting for the doctor to give her the needle, she was worried that something was wrong. She did not like that the doctor was not as wide awake as she should be. She seemed to be thinking about something else besides the needle she was about to insert into Annette's back.
As soon as the needle went into her back, Annette realized that it was not right. She felt a terrible pain that she could not explain.
Before she left the hospital, she could not walk. She was moved to a rehab facility. How was she going to take care of her baby and her other older daughter. She was going to have to depend deeply on her husband Bill.
The book explains how she got through with her love of God all that she needed to do to get where she is today. She had three more children. All girls. Her husband Bill helped her without complaining.
She lives a full and happy life and was on the Harry Connick Jr. show where I saw her and how I found out about her wonderful book of love!
As soon as the needle went into her back, Annette realized that it was not right. She felt a terrible pain that she could not explain.
Before she left the hospital, she could not walk. She was moved to a rehab facility. How was she going to take care of her baby and her other older daughter. She was going to have to depend deeply on her husband Bill.
The book explains how she got through with her love of God all that she needed to do to get where she is today. She had three more children. All girls. Her husband Bill helped her without complaining.
She lives a full and happy life and was on the Harry Connick Jr. show where I saw her and how I found out about her wonderful book of love!
June 1, 2017
Such an eloquent writer! I would love to know her!
August 13, 2017
Read this at the recommendation of the author on the CareCure website. Had not anticipated how much of the book was about her religious beliefs, and not really about her spinal cord injury or adaptation to it. Writing was OK, but found myself skipping pages quickly when it bogged down in Catholic dogma. Not for me.
February 22, 2020
I had the privilege of meeting this beautiful and inspiring women, so I may be partial as I was truly moved by her honesty, spirit and fortitude. Our lives sometimes are not what we dream they should be, and it’s how we live, accept and move forward that guides us to the truest form of gratitude and love
May 4, 2017
What a beautiful and such wonderful advise to get from a this beautiful story
Never have I read a book that goes right to your heart and and a beautiful love story that you do not hear very much of in this time love it
Never have I read a book that goes right to your heart and and a beautiful love story that you do not hear very much of in this time love it
February 3, 2021
Heartbreaking story. Don't read if you are pregnant. I liked her resilience and how her husband cared for her. It was thought provoking, eternal questions of faith.
February 26, 2025
I loved this book and I’m so happy to know Annette and her beautiful family! To know her story and her heart is a gift!
October 18, 2018
Truly Amazing!
As tears are welled up in my eyes and I’m sad the book ended, I can’t wait to write Annette a letter, who feels like my new friend! I’ve never read a book twice (and hardly even finish books!), but I need to read this inspiring story again. The first time through, I was too busy writing down beautiful quotes and phrases and eloquently written lines and paragraphs. A must read!
As tears are welled up in my eyes and I’m sad the book ended, I can’t wait to write Annette a letter, who feels like my new friend! I’ve never read a book twice (and hardly even finish books!), but I need to read this inspiring story again. The first time through, I was too busy writing down beautiful quotes and phrases and eloquently written lines and paragraphs. A must read!
December 26, 2024
i knew the author when i was very young—her inspiring spirit and literary genius to beautifully convey her story make this a must-read.
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