{"product_id":"finding-dorothy","title":"Finding Dorothy","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eFinding Dorothy\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eElizabeth Letts\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780525622116\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eBallantine Books\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2019\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eReprint\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e384\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eExcellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiscover 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, in this richly imagined novel from the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Eighty-Dollar Champion \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Perfect Horse\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHollywood, 1938: \u003c\/b\u003eAs soon as she learns that M-G-M is adapting her late husband's masterpiece for the screen, Maud Gage Baum, now in her seventies, 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--she's the only one left who knows its secrets. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut 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 suffragist's daughter to her hardscrabble prairie years with Frank, which inspired \u003ci\u003eThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz. \u003c\/i\u003eJudy reminds Maud of a young girl she cared for in South Dakota, a dreamer who never got a happy ending. Now, with the young girl under pressure from the studio as well as from her ambitious stage mother, Maud resolves to protect Judy--the way she tried so hard to protect the real Dorothy.\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Ballantine Books","offers":[{"title":"Finding Dorothy | Elizabeth Letts | Paperback | 9780525622116 | Used: Like New | Back Stacks H 1706760","offer_id":48165649514648,"sku":"1706760","price":10.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/81TfHnPBWwL.jpg?v=1771924580","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/finding-dorothy","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}