Fairy Tale Blues

by Tina Welling

From the author of Crybaby Ranch , who ?writes with insight, humor, and complete control? (Tim Sandlin). On the night of her twenty-sixth wedding anniversary, AnnieLaurie McFall does the unthinkable. Without a word to her husband Jess, she walks out on their celebration dinner and catches a flight to Florida. It's time for a sabbatical from marriage'and some serious soul-searching. So she sets herself up in the small coastal town of Hibiscus and creates...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0451225945
• ISBN13: 9780451225948
• Release Date: March 2009
• Publisher: New American Library
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.3" x 8.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

Good Read and Good Advice from Wyoming

Fairy Tale Blues is a good read and a book that many of us can completely relate to. Like her earlier book, Crybaby Ranch, the author explores the complexities of male/female relationships in insightful and meaningful ways, yet still manages to bring us laughter as well as tools for everyday living. I am looking forward to reading Tina's next book. As for this one - I have already bought three other copies for friends who found it just as helpful as I have.

Great read!

is a fun book to read, whether you're in a marriage or single. Welling provides insights on what successful marriages might require and pushes you to think about what might be missing from your life.

How to save a marriage

Tina Welling's entertaining second novel guides us through the troubles of a midlife marriage while engaging us in a tale of humor, adventure, and extramarital temptation. "Fairy Tale Blues" tells the story of a loving, reliable, but flawed partnership. The narration seesaws between the wife Annie and the husband Jess. I found myself rooting for the rebirth of the marriage rather than taking sides. Annie longs for meaningful emotional contact, but Jess doesn't know how to deliver. He needs to address his past and deal with his wife's legitimate desires. She needs to expect less, accept more, and take action on her own behalf instead of nursing resentment. The reader listens in on phone calls and private thoughts as the struggling lovers move toward honesty and personal healing for the sake of love. Welling shows us how to bump our way through the deep ruts until marriage becomes smooth and satisfying again.