By Ann Campanella

The Shoulder

Season

 

A Memoir of Fracture and Grace

The summer before the pandemic, on the brink of an empty nest, Ann trips over her golden retriever in the dark and lands hard, fracturing her shoulder. This freak injury leads to severe pain and multiple surgeries. The doctor eventually predicts a two-year recovery. A long-time horsewoman, animal and nature lover, Ann’s extended convalescence becomes an incubator where she must learn to reimagine her future.
 The Shoulder Season serves as a guide and an inspiration for those whose lives have been interrupted by unforeseen circumstances.
BookLife calls this memoir, “a striking testament to the resilience of the human body and spirit.”
                                                                      

Advance Praise for The Shoulder Season

“utterly heartbreaking and wonderfully absorbing…. As you turn the pages of this life-affirming memoir, you’ll look at your own challenges anew….” 
Judy Goldman, author of Together and The Rest of Our Lives

 

“Ann’s breathtaking prose … invites readers to journey alongside her … where every step leads her down a transformative path of profound growth.”
Gilda Morina Syverson, author of A Healing Journey and My Father’s Daughter

 

“Anyone who has ever faced an obstacle that seems insurmountable will be inspired by this deeply affecting memoir.”  

Lisa Williams Kline, author of Ladies’ Day and The Ruby Mirror

 

Books can be purchased at:

Main Street Books in Davidson, NC 
www.mainstreetbooksdavidson.com

Park Road Books in Charlotte, NC
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Your nearest Independent Bookstore and other bookstores.

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Praise for The Shoulder Season

“An inspirational story about resilience, perseverance, and transformation. I
wish all my patients had her
determination and drive to get better.”
Lance Sisco, MD, Orthopedic Surgeon
“[This] memoir shows how circumstances take us where we never dreamed we would go, but the spiritual and relational
growth gained along the way leads to beautiful places.”

Chip Sneed, founding pastor of NorthCross Church

“This [book] is a striking testament to the resilience of the human body and spirit.”

BookLife 

“A hardship need not afflict the whole world to affect your entire world. The Shoulder Season is an encouraging account about fighting catastrophe and despair with resilience, faith, and gratitude.”

Nicky Flowers, reviewer for Indies Today

“Ann Campanella shines [as she] … encourages her readers to move into the light of self-realization and novel opportunities that might not have emerged without the Pandora’s box of pain preceding hope.”

D. Donovan, Senior Reviewer, Midwest Book Review

“A deeply personal and inspiring memoir about strength and spirit in the face of unexpected hardship.”

Sublime Book Review