Some caring people helped arrange a happy ending for an old lady who spent many years trying to sell her books on the freezing streets of Ekaterinburg. Auntie Vera wrote fairy tales and used her pension money to fulfill her dream — to publish a beautiful hard-cover book with illustrations of her daughter who died of cancer.

The history of the street writer has deeply touched many Russians and within literally one week, the old lady collected more than 500,000 rubles (approximately $8,700) to make her long-standing dream come true. Auntie Vera was also offered a free place to sell her books in a shopping center.