{"product_id":"9780008518721","title":"Before Dorothy","description":"\u003cp\u003eLong before Dorothy visits Oz, her aunt, Emily Gale, sets off on her own unforgettable adventure much closer to home…\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen news reaches Kansas that her beloved sister has tragically died, Emily Gale must become a mother overnight. Her sister's orphaned child, Dorothy, desperately needs a home.\u003cbr\u003eBut Emily doubts her ability to fill her sister's shoes; her life on the barren Kansas prairies is no place for a child.\u003cbr\u003eOn the unforgiving plains, Emily's courage is endlessly tested. The prolonged drought and relentless dust storms threaten to destroy everything - including her home and her marriage.\u003cbr\u003eCan Emily overcome her grief and let Dorothy heal her heart?\u003cbr\u003eFrom the promise of Chicago in the 1920s to the harsh beauty of the Kansas prairie during the dust bowl of the 1930s, this is a story of family, duty and one woman's journey of self-discovery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"book-contributors\"\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"contributor-item\"\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"contributor-role\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=Author+Hazel+Gaynor\" class=\"contributor-link\"\u003eHazel Gaynor\u003c\/a\u003e\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hazel Gaynor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47382843981987,"sku":"9780008518721","price":440.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/7836\/3555\/files\/img_9780008518721_91f6b1a5-c1ab-4392-8c10-c9bf94bd817a.jpg?v=1776450577","url":"https:\/\/graffitibooks.co.za\/products\/9780008518721","provider":"Graffiti Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}