03736cam a2200745 4500 2430795311 TxAuBib 20250704120000.0 ||||||s2025||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780593440346 059344034X B0DHC8FQ98 Amazon 8026bdab-7ce3-49d0-aebe-94b0d44ca9d6 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 11169078 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Gaynor, Hazel. Before Dorothy [Bridges eBook]. Penguin Publishing Group, 2025. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. best selling books for women. historical fiction novels. historical fiction books. books historical fiction. Historical Fiction. historical novels. book club fiction. literary fiction. Women's Fiction. books for women. gifts for women. summer reading. book for women. fiction books. books for mom. gifts for mom. gifts for her. books fiction. wizard of oz. summer reads. Hazel Gaynor. women gifts. Historical. Dust Bowl. book club. mom gifts. auntie em. families. Fiction. prairie. Dorothy. family. novels. wicked. kansas. women. Drama. HTML:<b>Long before Dorothy visits Oz, her aunt, Emily Gale, sets off on her own grand adventure, leaving gritty Chicago behind for Kansas and a life that will utterly change her, in this transporting novel from <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author Hazel Gaynor.<br /> As featured in <i>People</i> ∙ <i>Us Weekly</i> ∙ Woman's World ∙ and more!</b><br /> Chicago, 1924: Emily and her new husband, Henry, yearn to leave the bustle of Chicago for the promise of their own American dream among the harsh beauty of the prairie. But leaving the city means leaving Emily’s beloved sister, Annie, who was once closer to her than anyone in the world.<br /> Kansas, 1932: Emily and Henry have established their new home among the warmth of the farming community in Kansas. 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.<br /> The wide-eyed child isn’t the only thing to disrupt Emily’s world. Drought and devastating dust storms threaten to destroy everything, and her much-loved home becomes a place of uncertainty and danger. When the past catches up with the present and old secrets are exposed, Emily fears she will lose the most cherished thing of all: Dorothy.<br /> Bursting with courage and heart, <i>Before Dorothy</i> tells the story of the woman who raised a beloved heroine, and ponders the question: what is the true meaning of home? Historical Fiction. Literature. Fiction. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2025-07-02 20:00:02. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=8026bdab-7ce3-49d0-aebe-94b0d44ca9d6&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=8026bdab-7ce3-49d0-aebe-94b0d44ca9d6&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)