Before Dorothy: The new emotional and gripping historical novel of survival and sacrifice from bestselling author of The Last Lifeboat
Hazel Gaynor
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Before Dorothy: The new emotional and gripping historical novel of survival and sacrifice from bestselling author of The Last Lifeboat
Hazel Gaynor
The greatest journey is the one you least expect…Kansas 1932 When news reaches Kansas that her beloved sister has tragically died, Emily Gale must become a mother overnight. Her sister’s orphaned child, Dorothy, desperately needs a home. But Emily doubts her ability to fill her sister’s shoes; her life on the barren Kansas prairies is no place for a child. On the unforgiving plains, Emily's courage is endlessly tested. The prolonged drought and relentless dust storms threaten to destroy everything – including her home and her marriage. Can Emily overcome her grief and let Dorothy heal her heart? From the promise of Chicago in the 1920s to the harsh beauty of the Kansas prairie during the dust bowl of the 1930s, this is a story of family, duty and one woman’s journey of self-discovery.
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[3.5] this was a book i didn't know i needed to read until i'd read it!! obviously, i love any content to do with 'the wizard of oz,' but i'd never come across a spin-off about auntie em before, or one the covered the timeline before dorothy ended up in oz, so this was so interesting to me. you could tell the author was also a fan of the original works, and exisiting adaptations, as there were so many easter eggs thrown in, which were fun to spot. i wasn't 100% about the plot, as it did seem slow, or a little repetitive at times, but i think this may have been intentional, in order to draw more focus back to emily, as ultimately, it ended up being a character study. i loved that the theme of 'home,' was really explored in this, and her growing to love dorothy, as there were so many similarities between the two!! was it the best book i've ever read? probably not, but it was a fun time and an original idea for a world that already has so many spin-offs.
thank you to netgalley and harper collins uk for the advanced reader's copy in exchange for an honest review.
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