{"product_id":"finding-dorothy-paperback","title":"Finding Dorothy - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eElizabeth Letts\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis richly imagined novel tells the story behind \u003ci\u003eThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz\u003c\/i\u003e, the book that inspired the iconic film, through the eyes of author L. Frank Baum's intrepid wife, Maud.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A breathtaking read that will transport you over the rainbow and into the heart of one of America's most enduring fairy tales.\"--Lisa Wingate, author of \u003ci\u003eBefore We Were Yours\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Hollywood, 1938: As soon as she learns that M-G-M is adapting her late husband's masterpiece for the screen, seventy-seven-year-old Maud Gage Baum sets about trying to finagle her way onto the set. Nineteen years after Frank's passing, Maud is the only person who can help the producers stay true to the spirit of the book--because she's the only one left who knows its secrets. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But the moment she hears Judy Garland rehearsing the first notes of \"Over the Rainbow,\" Maud recognizes the yearning that defined her own life story, from her youth as a suffragette's daughter to her coming of age as one of the first women in the Ivy League, from her blossoming romance with Frank to the hardscrabble prairie years that inspired \u003ci\u003eThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz\u003c\/i\u003e. Judy reminds Maud of a young girl she cared for and tried to help in South Dakota, a dreamer who never got her happy ending. Now, with the young actress under pressure from the studio as well as her ambitious stage mother, Maud resolves to protect her--the way she tried so hard to protect the real Dorothy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The author of two\u003ci\u003e New York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling nonfiction books\u003ci\u003e, The Eighty-Dollar Champion\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Perfect Horse\u003c\/i\u003e, Elizabeth Letts is a master at discovering and researching a rich historical story and transforming it into a page-turner. \u003ci\u003eFinding Dorothy\u003c\/i\u003e is the result of Letts's journey into the amazing lives of Frank and Maud Baum. Written as fiction but based closely on the truth, Elizabeth Letts's new book tells a story of love, loss, inspiration, and perseverance, set in America's heartland. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinding Dorothy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"In some ways reminiscent of Jerry Stahl's excellent \u003ci\u003eI, Fatty\u003c\/i\u003e, Letts' \u003ci\u003eFinding Dorothy\u003c\/i\u003e combines exhaustive research with expansive imagination, blending history and speculation into a seamless tapestry. . . . It's a testament to Letts' skill that she can capture on the page, without benefit of audio, that same emotion we have all felt sometime over the last 80 years while listening to 'Over the Rainbow.'\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eElizabeth Letts\u003c\/b\u003e is the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Eighty-Dollar Champion\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Perfect Horse\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the 2017 PEN Center USA Literary Award for research nonfiction, as well as two previous novels, \u003ci\u003eQuality of Care\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFamily Planning\u003c\/i\u003e. A former certified nurse-midwife, she also served in the Peace Corps in Morocco. She lives in Southern California and Northern Michigan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 7.9 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 03, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52023210770733,"sku":"9780525622116","price":20.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/finding-dorothy-paperback-5622200.webp?v=1777431667","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/finding-dorothy-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}