Book Review Blurb: Finding Dorothy by Elizabeth Letts

What a marvelous story this was!! Letts has done a fabulous job crafting a backstory for Dorothy that is as magical as Oz itself. The writing is lovely and a great blend of fact and fiction. I was not aware that L. Frank Baum’s wife was the daughter of Mathilda Gage and the elements of the story that discussed the women’s movement and suffrage battles were some of my favorites. I did find the ending a little rushed – all of a sudden the first Oz book is published and things fast – forward and wrap themselves up tidily… It was an odd way to resolve the story, which was so wonderfully descriptive and detailed up to that point. Still, if that’s my only “complaint”, be aware it’s a minor one – this is a gorgeous book full of surprises and heartache and moments of brilliance – like Oz itself!