Historical Fiction Author Hazel Gaynor “Before Dorothy”

Long before Dorothy visits Oz, her aunt, Emily Gale, sets off on her own grand adventure, in this transporting novel from bestselling author Hazel Gaynor. Kansas, 1932: Emily and her husband Henry have established a home among the warmth of the prairie farming community. Aligned to the fickle fortunes of nature, their lives hold a precarious and hopeful purpose, until tragedy strikes and their orphaned niece, Dorothy, lands on their doorstep. The wide-eyed child isn’t the only thing to disrupt Emily’s world. Drought and devastating dust storms threaten to destroy everything. "Before Dorothy" tells the story of the woman who raised a beloved heroine, and ponders the question: what is the true meaning of home?

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• Next Monday, 19th May, 07:00 pm, Award-Winning Journalist Michelle Young, author of “The Art Spy" in Frontenac
• Next Tuesday, 20th May, 07:00 pm, Bestselling Novelist Carl Hiaasen, author of “Fever Beach” in Frontenac
• Next month, 3rd June, 07:00 pm, Historical Fiction Author Martha Hall Kelly “The Martha’s Vineyard Beach and Book Club” in Frontenac

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