Review: Finding Dorothy

Finding Dorothy by Elizabeth Letts
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is a wonderfully woven tale of the life of Maud Baum, wife of L. Frank Baum. This historical fiction story closely follows the real life of Baum from her youth through the time of the premiere of the movie The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Elizabeth Letts takes the reader on a journey showing the magic that inspired the book and the movie. As a young coed, Maud meets her roommate's cousin L. Frank Baum and is enamored with his love of theatre. They soon married and spent many up and down years through plenty of good times and bad. Despite living from one financial hardship to another, L. Frank never lost his love of wonderment and eventually wrote the story that brought financial comfort, love, and magic to his family. His wife Maud was there by his side and beyond, as she made sure that his legacy, Dorothy, was taken care of after his death and in the filming of the movie. Finding Dorothy is about finding not just the character that brought to life the book and film but finding the magic in everyday life despite hurdles and hardships.

I grew up loving the Wizard of Oz books, almost to an obsession. I thoroughly loved this book and became engrossed in the story behind the story. It's a great read for anyone that loved the book series and movie.

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