{"product_id":"9798892423694","title":"After Oz: A Novel","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eMcAlpine, Gordon\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCrooked Lane Books\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e8\/26\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis gripping and emotionally riveting tale is a dark and timely retelling of \u003ci\u003eThe Wizard of Oz\u003c\/i\u003e, where one little girl is forced to face head on the prejudices of the Midwest in the late nineteenth century.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKansas, 1896.\u003c\/b\u003e After a tornado destroys the Gale family farm,  eleven-year-old Dorothy goes missing. As the days pass, the Gales are  increasingly terrified the worst has happened. But when the girl turns  up unharmed four days later, the townsfolk breathe a sigh of relief.  That is, until Dorothy herself relates her account of the events that  took place during her disappearance. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn vivid detail, Dorothy  describes a fantastical land and its magical inhabitants: a scarecrow, a  tin man, a cowardly lion, a wizard, a witch. Her recollections are not  only regarded as delusional, but also as pagan and diabolical in nature,  especially when the body of a local spinster is found matching  Dorothy's description of a witch she claims to have killed. Authorities  find incriminating evidence tying Dorothy to the real murder, and they  sentence Dorothy to the Topeka Insane Asylum.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen  twenty-eight-year-old psychologist Dr. Evelyn Grace Wilford arrives at  the asylum to interview Dorothy, she begins to wonder if Dorothy truly  committed the crime or if something unfathomable has really occurred. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn  a small town full of insidious secrets, Evelyn sets out to save Dorothy  from her terrible circumstances but can't help but fear whether  something menacing may be lurking just out of sight.","brand":"Crooked Lane Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46565729206527,"sku":"9798892423694","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9798892423694_s600x595.jpg?v=1775595231","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/products\/9798892423694","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}