Book Review: Rubys Slippers
October 17, 2018 by admin
Filed under Book and Movie Reviews
Written By Leanna Ellis
Reviewed By Lena Nelson Dooley
Back Cover Copy:
Imagine…
THE WIZARD OF OZ meets CINDERELLA!
Dottie Meyers–thirty-five and still unmarried–IA a real-life Dorothy Gale, living with her little dog on a small Kansas farm. When a tornado destroys her "somewhere over the rainbow," she's knocked cold and awakens at a recovery facility on the West Coast, where her father (who abandoned her when she was four) has left a mysterious gift.
A pair of ruby slippers.
Soon Dorothy discovers others are out to get the ruby slippers, including her own sister. Dottie and three friends journey to Seattle in search of answers–but find instead the fallout of a broken childhood. No long-lost father can solve Dottie's problems. Only One true Wonder-worker behind the so-called curtain can heal her wounds and prepare her for what's been there all along–her heart's perfect fit.
My Review:
Leanna Ellis writes entertaining stories peopled with fascinating characters. I love to follow the twists and turns her stories take. This one is no exception.
Filled with many ties to fairy-tale type of stories, Dottie's life unfolds, revealing and then breaking down the wall around her heart. Forgiveness and restoration are a large part of RUBY'S SLIPPERS. And the tale is told with humor and pathos. Readers will laugh and cry along with the quirky characters, who mirror the travelers in THE WIZARD OF OZ.
This book has a very satisfying ending that is really only a beginning. I highly recommend this wonderful read.
