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A moving lament for lost childhoods and an eloquent tribute to the enduring power of art.--The New York Times A haunting novel exploring the lives of characters intertwined with The Wizard of Oz the real Dorothy Gale; Judy Garland's unhappy fame; and Jonathan, a dying actor, and his therapist, whose work at an asylum unwittingly intersects with the Yellow Brick Road. Geoff Ryman is the author of The King's Last Song, Air, The Child Garden, The Unconquered Country, and Paradise Tales. He has lived in Cambodia and Brazil, and now teaches at the University of Manchester, England.
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- Title
- Was
- Author
- Geoff Ryman
- Publisher
- Penguin Group
- Publication year
- 1993
- Condition
- Fair
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0140178724
- ISBN 13
- 9780140178722
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From the Great Plains to glittering Hollywood, Was traverses the American landscape to reveal the whirling funnel cloud at the core of our personal and cultural fantasies. It is a powerful, moving story about survival, and about the power of human imagination to transcend the bleakest circumstances.
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