The Fairytale Life of Dorothy Gale

A woman learns to follow her own road in this heartwarming novel inspired by The Wizard of Oz by New York Times bestselling author Virginia Kantra. Dorothy ΓÇ£DeeΓÇ¥ Gale is searching for a place to belong. After their globe-trotting motherΓÇÖs death,Dee and her sister Toni settled with Uncle Henry and Aunt Em in Kansaswhere Dee attends graduate school. But when DeeΓÇÖs relationship with a faculty membera bestselling novelistends in heartbreak and humiliationsheΓÇÖs caught in a tornado of negative publicity. Unable to face her colleaguesΓÇöor her former loverΓÇöDee applies to the writing program at Trinity College Dublin. DeeΓÇÖs journey to Ireland leads her to new companions: seemingly brainless Sam CleryΓÇöwho dropped out of college and now runs a newsagentΓÇÖs shopΓÇöis charming and hotin a dissoluteIrish poet kind of way; allegedly heartless Tim WoodmanΓÇöwho stiffly refused to take back his ex-fianc├⌐eΓÇöseems stuck in his past; and fiercely loyal Reeti Kaurwho longs for the courage to tell her parents she wants to teach underprivileged girls rather than work in the family business. In a year of opportunities and changeslove and lossDee is mentored by powerful women in the writing programchallenging her to see herself and her work with new eyes. With her friendsDee finds the confidence to confront her biggest fearsΓÇöincluding her intimidating graduate advisorwho may not be so wicked after all. Faced with a choice with far-reaching consequencesDee must apply the lessons sheΓÇÖs learned along the way about making a familyfinding a home…and recognizing the power thatΓÇÖs been inside her all along.