Before Dorothy

Long before Dorothy visits Oz, her aunt, Emily Gale, sets off on her own grand adventure, leaving gritty Chicago behind for Kansas and a life that will utterly change her, in this transporting new novel from

Chicago, 1924: Emily Gale and her new husband, Henry, yearn to leave the bustle of Chicago behind for the promise of their own American dream. But leaving the city means leaving Emily’s beloved sister, Annie, who was once closer to her than anyone in the world.

Kansas, 1932: Emily and Henry have made a life in the warmth of the community of Liberal, Kansas, and among the harsh beauty of the prairie. Their lives hold a precarious and hopeful purpose, until tragedy strikes and their orphaned niece, Dorothy, lands on their doorstep.

The wide-eyed child isn’t the only thing to disrupt Emily’s world. Drought and devastating dust storms threaten to destroy everything, and their much-loved home becomes a place of uncertainty and danger. When the past catches up with the present and old secrets are exposed, Emily fears she will lose the most cherished thing of all: Dorothy.

Bursting with courage and heart,

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Hazel Gaynor, Gaynor Hazel
• Editore: Berkley Publishing Group
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 17.06.2025
• EAN: 9780593440339
• ISBN: 978-0-593-44033-9
• Pagine: 368
• Dimensioni: 131 mm x 201 mm x 21 mm
• Categorie: Narrativa > Romanzi; FICTION / Historical / General, FICTION / Women, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Historical fiction, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Contemporary lifestyle fiction, FICTION / Historical / 20th Century / General