{"product_id":"2940169125337","title":"Finding Dorothy: A Novel","description":"\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\u003eHollywood, 1938: As soon as she learns that M-G-M is adapting her late husband¿s masterpiece for the screen, 77-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 amp;mdash; because she¿s the only one left who knows its secrets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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 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 amp;mdash; the way she tried so hard to protect the real Dorothy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe author of two \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e best-selling nonfiction books, \u003ci\u003eThe 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 pause-resister. \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 audiobook tells a story of love, loss, inspiration, and perseverance, set in America¿s heartland.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47097755894000,"sku":"2940169125337","price":22.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169125337_p0.jpg?v=1763761502","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169125337","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}