{"product_id":"9781529403459-finding-dorothy","title":"Finding Dorothy","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eBehind the most famous movie ever made is a tale of love, magic and one incredible woman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBehind the most famous movie ever made is a tale of love, magic and one incredible woman\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHollywood, 1938:\u003c\/b\u003e As soon as she learns that M-G-M is adapting her late husband's masterpiece, \u003ci\u003eThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz,\u003c\/i\u003e for the screen, Maud Gage Baum sets about trying to visit the set.\u003cbr\u003eNineteen 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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 rebellious 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 his famous work. 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56451534193014,"sku":"9781529403459","price":10.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_28473870.jpg?v=1760462880","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781529403459-finding-dorothy","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}