Virginia Kantra | The Fairytale Life of Dorothy Gale (IN STORE)

ABOUT THE EVENT

Tickets include a signed copy of THE FAIRYTALE LIFE OF DOROTHY GALE, guaranteed entry to the event, and a seat in the reserved section. Virginia will be in conversation with local romance author Sarah Grunder Ruiz. Virginia & Sarah will sign and personalize books after the program. More information about our events can be found here. 

ABOUT THE BOOK

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 “Dee” Gale is searching for a place to belong. After their globe-trotting mother’s death, Dee and her sister Toni settled with Uncle Henry and Aunt Em in Kansas, where Dee attends graduate school. But when Dee’s relationship with a faculty member, a bestselling novelist, ends in heartbreak and humiliation, she’s caught in a tornado of negative publicity. Unable to face her colleagues—or her former lover—Dee applies to the writing program at Trinity College Dublin.

Dee’s journey to Ireland leads her to new companions: seemingly brainless Sam Clery—who dropped out of college and now runs a newsagent’s shop—is charming and hot, in a dissolute, Irish poet kind of way; allegedly heartless Tim Woodman—who stiffly refused to take back his ex-fiancée—seems stuck in his past; and fiercely loyal Reeti Kaur, who 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 changes, love and loss, Dee is mentored by powerful women in the writing program, challenging her to see herself and her work with new eyes. With her friends, Dee finds the confidence to confront her biggest fears—including her intimidating graduate advisor, who may not be so wicked after all.

Faced with a choice with far-reaching consequences, Dee must apply the lessons she’s learned along the way about making a family, finding a home...and recognizing the power that’s been inside her all along.

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

VIRGINIA KANTRA is the New York Times bestselling author of almost thirty novels, including Meg & Jo and Beth & Amy. She is married to her college sweetheart, a coffee shop owner who keeps her well supplied with caffeine and material. They make their home in North Carolina, where they raised three (mostly adult) children. She is a firm believer in the strength of family, the importance of storytelling, and the power of love.

SARAH GRUNDER RUIZ is a writer, educator, and karaoke enthusiast. Originally from South Florida, she now lives in Raleigh with her husband and two children. She holds an MFA in creative writing from North Carolina State University, where she now teaches first-year writing.

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